Automotive dictionary (encyklopedia)
Dictionary of terms and abbreviations for cars (automobiles), motorcycles (bikes),
bicycles, boats, engines, machines, machining and car fixing.
Half shaft
A rotating shaft that transmits power from the final drive unit to one side of the drive wheels, but usually refers to the two shafts that connect the road wheels to the final drive with
independent rear suspension or
front-wheel drive as opposed to the axle shafts of a live rear axle. Also called an
axleshaft
