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Driveshaft vs Transaxle - What's the difference?

driveshaft | transaxle |

As nouns the difference between driveshaft and transaxle

is that driveshaft is a shaft used to transmit rotary motion while transaxle is a single unit combining transmission gearbox, clutch, final drive, and differential are combined into a single unit connected directly to the driveshaft, used mostly in rear-engine cars.

driveshaft

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A shaft used to transmit rotary motion.
  • * The driveshaft of an automobile transfers power from the engine to the wheels.
  • * ''A windmill transmits motion to the ground level via a vertical driveshaft , which operates a water pump.

    • Synonyms

    * Cardan shaft * propeller shaft

    See also

    * (wikipedia "driveshaft") * (commonslite)

    transaxle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (automobiles) A single unit combining transmission gearbox, clutch, final drive, and differential are combined into a single unit connected directly to the driveshaft, used mostly in rear-engine cars.

    • References

    * Auto dictionary

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