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Record 1 2016-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Machine Shafts, Journals and Swivels
DEF

The shaft connecting the transmission output shaft to the differential pinion shaft.

OBS

It transmits power from the transmission to the differential.

OBS

drive shaft; propeller shaft: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Arbres et tourillons (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Axe longitudinal transmettant le mouvement de rotation de l'arbre secondaire de la boîte de vitesses au renvoi d'angle du différentiel.

OBS

[Le terme «arbre de transmission» peut aussi désigner l']axe transversal partant du différentiel aux roues motrices.

OBS

arbre de transmission : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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