Drivetrain

Drivetrain

Gearbox to prop shafts. Guides,service and repairs.

  • Driveshaft Replace

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    Driveshaft Replace

    How to Replace a Driveshaft Removing a driveshaft is a simple job in most cases. A driveshaft will need removed to replace leaking transmission tail housing seals, replace ...

  • Dropped axle

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    Dropped axle

    Car Dropped axle explained A dropped axle is the axle of a vehicle that is bent upwards towards the ends, i.e. the centre is 'dropped'. This gives two advantages: the centre of ...

  • F4 Front-engine, four-wheel-drive

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    F4 Front-engine, four-wheel-drive

    Automotive (F4) Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout In automotive design, an F4, or Front-engine, Four-wheel-drive layout places the internal combustion engine at the front of ...

  • FF Front-wheel-drive

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    FF Front-wheel-drive

    Car Front-wheel-drive (FF) explained FF layout Front-wheel-drive layouts are those in which the front wheels of the vehicle are driven. The most popular layout used in cars today ...

  • Flywheel Flexplate

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    Flywheel Flexplate

    Flywheel or Flexplate Every vehicle on the road has a coupler between theengine and transmission, for anautomatic transmission this is called the flexplate, for a manual ...

  • FMR Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive

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    FMR Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive

    Automotive Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive (FMR) In automotive design, a front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (FMR) is one that places the engine in the front, with the ...

  • FR Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout

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    FR Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout

    Automotive Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (FR) In automotive design, an FR, or Front-engine, Rear-wheel-drive layout is one where the engine is located at the front of the ...

  • Freewheel explained

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    Freewheel explained

    Freewheel explained In mechanical or automotive engineering, a freewheel or overrunning clutch is a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft ...

  • Gear stick types

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    Gear stick types

    Car Gear stick types explained A gear stick is the device is used to change gear; in a manual transmission vehicle this will normally be done whilst depressing the clutch pedal ...

  • Heel-and-toe technique

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    Heel-and-toe technique

    Heel-and-toe technique explained Heel-and-toe is a driving technique used mostly in performance driving,although some drivers use it on the road in everyday conditions in the ...

  • History of 4x4

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    History of 4x4

    History of Four-wheel drive 4x4 In 1893, before the establishment of a modern automotive industry in Britain, English engineer Bramah Joseph Diplock patented a four-wheel-drive ...

  • Hotchkiss drive

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    Hotchkiss drive

    Hotchkiss drive The Hotchkiss drive is a system of power transmission. It was the dominant form of power transmission for front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout cars in the 20th ...

  • Hybrid Synergy Drive

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    Hybrid Synergy Drive

    Hybrid Synergy Drive explained Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) designates a set of hybrid car technologies developed by Toyota and used in the company's Yaris, Auris, Prius, ...

  • Limited-slip differential

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    Limited-slip differential

    Limited-slip differential (LSD) A limited-slip differential (LSD) is a type of automotive differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in angular velocity of the ...

  • Live axle

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    Live axle

    Live axle A live axle, sometimes called a solid axle, is a type of beam axle suspension system that uses the drive shafts that transmit power to the wheels to connect the wheels ...

  • M4 Mid-engine, four-wheel-drive layout

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    M4 Mid-engine, four-wheel-drive layout

    Automotive Mid-engine, four-wheel-drive layout (M4) Explained In automotive design, an M4, or Mid-engine, Four-wheel-drive layout places the internal combustion engine in the ...

  • Manual transmission

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    Manual transmission

    Manual transmission A standard transmission or manual transmission is the traditional type of transmission used in a car. The manual or standard transmission consists of a series ...

  • MF Mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout

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    MF Mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout

    (MF) Mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout In automotive design a MF, or Mid-engine, Front-wheel-drive layout is one in which the front road wheels are driven by an ...