rear axle
Back wheel connector
A rear axle is the shaft or assembly that connects the rear wheels of a vehicle, transmitting power from the drivetrain to drive the wheels.
In rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive vehicles, the rear axle does the work of propulsion: The rear axle needs replacing.
Front-wheel-drive cars have rear axles too, though these simply support the vehicle rather than deliver power.
- differentialRelative difference between things
- final driveGearset at axle end
- driveshaftRotating rod transmitting torque
- transmissionSending of information
- gear ratioTeeth count relationship
wheels · torque · gears · suspension · leaf spring · chassis · drivetrain · spindle · bearing · wheel bearing · hub · traction · horsepower · undercarriage · propeller shaft · universal joint · brakes · drum brakes
- axle partsspindle, wheel hub, wheel bearing
- off-roadingoff-road, 4x4s, ATVs, 4WD, four-wheel drive
- Drivetraingearbox, differential, transaxle, driveshaft, transfer case
- drivetrains4WD, 4x4, AWD, all-wheel drive, four-wheel drive
- Mowerspush mower, riding mower, rotary mower, reel mower, mower deck