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• Beam axle
  ...t does not also transmit power is sometimes called a '''dead axle'''. Beam axles are commonly used at the rear wheels of a vehicle. Beam axles are typically suspended either by [[leaf spring]]s or [[coil spring]]s. In
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• Swing axle
  ...simple type of [[independent suspension]] used in [[automobile]]s. Swing axles have [[universal joint]]s connecting the [[driveshaft]]s to the [[different Swing axles were supplanted by [[deDion axle]]s in the late [[1960s]], though [[live ax
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• Axle
  ==Vehicle axles== ...etween the vehicle and the ground. In addition to the structural purpose, axles may serve one or more of the following purposes depending on the design of
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• Bugatti Type 49
  ...e [[Bugatti Type 29|Type 29]] racer. It shared its chassis (including the axles and gearbox) with the [[Bugatti Type 13#Type 13 Brescia|Type 13 "Brescia"]] ...brakes were later used in the [[#Type 40|Type 40]], while its radiator and axles were shared with the [[#Type 43|Type 43]].
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• Bugatti Type 30
  ...e [[Bugatti Type 29|Type 29]] racer. It shared its chassis (including the axles and gearbox) with the [[Bugatti Type 13#Type 13 Brescia|Type 13 "Brescia"]] ...brakes were later used in the [[#Type 40|Type 40]], while its radiator and axles were shared with the [[#Type 43|Type 43]].
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• Saba
  ...uced in 1927, had a [[four-wheel drive]], four-wheel steering with [[swing axles]] both front and rear. This project however was not pursued and the company
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• Chrysler TC
  ...r LeBaron]] coupe/convertible with [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]] and axles from that car and the [[Dodge Daytona]]. The [[strut]]s and [[shock absorb
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• Mid-engine design
  ...omobile]] [[internal-combustion engine|engine]] between the rear and front axles. Another term for this is mid-ship, though that term is used mostly by Bri ...usual length or height in which the passengers can share space between the axles with the engine, which can be between them or below them, as in some Toyota
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• Universal joint
  * <math>\beta</math> The angle of the axles with respect to each other, zero being parallel, or straight through. ...s on the blue plane. Coordinate systems fixed with respect to the rotating axles are defined as having their x-axis unit vectors (<math>\hat{\mathbf{x}}_1</
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• FRAM
  ...knowledge of an earlier company in [[Rome]]. He made changes to the front axles of carriages and swapped them to an electric drive unit. Powered by an elec
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• Live axle
  Some live axles use [[trailing arm]]s, [[semi-trailing arm]]s, [[Panhard rod]], and/or [[Wa
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• Jean Bugatti
  ...ls by working on new independent suspension systems to replace solid front axles and twin-cam engine applications.
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• Iso Rivolta
  ...ock) motor came from [[General Motors]] in Detroit, the transmission, too, axles (de Dion) and braking system (4 disc brakes!) came from the large [[Jaguar|
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• Trailing arm
  ...d forward of) the [[axle]] and the [[chassis]]. It is usually used on rear axles. A 'leading arm' as used on a Citroen 2CV, has an arm connected between (a
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• MF layout
  ...ce the engine and [[transaxle]] behind the driver and in front of the rear axles {{Fact|date=March 2009}}, as in the [[Lamborghini Countach]] or [[Ferrari T
  2 KB (286 words) - 09:04, 22 November 2009
• Caster angle
  ..., that is to say, to re-establish automatically the parallelism of the two axles of the vehicle when there is no tendency to keep them in any other directio
  4 KB (703 words) - 07:57, 11 June 2009
• Drum brake
  ...together. This can be used to make a very powerful brake (as on the rear axles of large commercial vehicles), but it does reduce the ability of the driver
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• All wheel drive
  ...rd differential can be used to distribute power between the front and rear axles. ...rives all four wheels, a similar problem occurs between the front and rear axles via the center differential. The average speed between front and rear will
  18 KB (2,913 words) - 08:51, 18 March 2006
• Unsprung weight
  [[Inboard brake]]s make a big difference, but put more load on half axles and (constant velocity) universal joints and require space that may not be
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• Brake fade
  especially for rear axles and trailers. ...er cars like multiple-unit cars whose traction motors do not yield room on axles to allow the placement of disk brakes) are equipped with ''clasp brakes'' w
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