Universal joints allow drive shafts to move up and down with the suspension while the shaft is moving so power can be transmitted when the drive shaft isn’t in a straight line between the ...

Long drive shafts are used on cooling towers, some diesel engine-driven equipment, and wherever the shaft ends are spaced far apart. Figure 11.1 shows a typical application. Driveshafts are also used ...

Gearboxes and gearheads, also called gear reducers or speed reducers, are power transmission devices that use a gear arrangement in an enclosed housing to transfer energy, increase torque and reduce ...

The drive shaft may break under load (heavy, sustained acceleration, for example), leading to a loss of motive power. Kia service centers will replace the faulty drive shaft under the recall.

Honda is recalling over 143,000 examples of the 2014-2015 Civic and 2015 Fit to fix a problem that could lead to the CVT's drive pulley shaft breaking. When the two factors are combined over time ...