Axle
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- The steel shaft connecting the wheel to the rear end gear assembly. A car has two, one for each rear wheel. They have gear teeth on each end for connecting with the rear end running gear to the rear wheels. The rear end gears are connected to the engine by a drive shaft. The axle is used to transfer the engine's power to the rear wheels.
T Sampson - Cite This Source - This Definition - Rotating shafts connecting the rear differential gears to the rear wheels.
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