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 consist of gears arranged in a housing with a method for attaching to an input drive (a motor or drive shaft) and an output component (usually a shaft). Input and output ...

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 ...

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.