axle shaft
Rotating drive component
An axle shaft is the rotating rod that transmits power from a vehicle's differential to its wheels.
In rear-wheel-drive vehicles, the axle shafts run from the center differential outward to each wheel, turning the wheels as the shaft rotates.
The term distinguishes this specific component from the axle housing that contains it.
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- hubCentral connection point
- wheel hubCore of rotation assembly
- wheelRotating circular frame
- bearingPosture or orientation
load bearing · differential · torque · rotation · drive · drive train · gear · constant velocity · transmission · grease · steel · flange · spline · suspension · load · turning · mechanical · automotive
- drivetrain partstransmission, driveshaft, gearbox, differential, clutch
- shafts and axesspindle, crankshaft, driveshaft, camshaft, countershaft
- axle partsspindle, wheel hub, wheel bearing
- Drivetraingearbox, differential, transaxle, driveshaft, transfer case
- round/rotating thingssteering wheel, bicycle wheel, car wheel, wagon wheel, skateboard wheel