Final-drive/Differential and Axle Shafts

Whipp, John; Brooks, Roy

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-06704-6_5

John Whipp³ &
Roy Brooks⁴

Part of the book series: Macmillan Motor Vehicle Craft Studies Series ((MMVES))

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The pair of gears providing the final drive are usually a bevel pinion and crown wheel or a worm and wheel. In many front-wheel-drive arrangements the final drive consists of a pair of helical gears similar to those used in most gearboxes.

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Moston College of Further Education, UK
John Whipp (Senior Lecturer in Motor Vehicle Subjects)
Bolton Institute of Higher Education, UK
Roy Brooks (Senior Lecturer in Motor Vehicle Subjects)

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Whipp, J., Brooks, R. (1983). Final-drive/Differential and Axle Shafts. In: Brooks, R. (eds) Lecturers’ Guide to Part 2 Motor Vehicle Craft Studies. Macmillan Motor Vehicle Craft Studies Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06704-6_5

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