- pinion shaft
- A short drive shaft in the rear axle connecting the prop shaft to the crown wheel via the final drive pinion
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shaft — A long smooth surfaced bar of metal with a circular (round) cross section. See armature shaft arm shaft auxilliar drive shaft axle shaft balance shaft bevel drive shaft cardan shaft clutch shaft composite propeller shaft … Dictionary of automotive terms
pinion — pinion1 pinionless, adj. pinionlike, adj. /pin yeuhn/, n. 1. Mach. a. a gear with a small number of teeth, esp. one engaging with a rack or larger gear. See diag. under rack1. b. a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear. 2.… … Universalium
pinion — I pin•ion [[t]ˈpɪn yən[/t]] n. 1) mac a gear with a small number of teeth, esp. one engaging a rack or larger gear 2) mac a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging a gear • Etymology: 1650–60; < F pignon cogwheel, MF peignon, der. of peigne… … From formal English to slang
pinion carrier — That part of the rear axle assembly that supports and contains the pinion gear shaft … Dictionary of automotive terms
rack and pinion — Mach., Auto. See under rack1 (def. 5a). * * * Mechanical device consisting of a bar of rectangular cross section (the rack), having teeth on one side that mesh with teeth on a small gear (the pinion). If the pinion rotates about a fixed axis, the … Universalium
propeller shaft — British term for driveshaft. The shaft connecting the transmission output shaft to the differential pinion shaft. See composite propeller shaft divided propeller shaft … Dictionary of automotive terms
rack and pinion gearbox — A type of steering system with a pinion gear on the end of the steering shaft. The pinion engages a long rack (a bar with a row of teeth cut along one edge). When the steering wheel is turned, the pinion turns and moves the rack to the left or… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Jack shaft — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cannon pinion — Cannon Can non, n.; pl. {Cannons}, collectively {Cannon}. [F. cannon, fr. L. canna reed, pipe, tube. See {Cane}.] 1. A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force. [1913 Webster] Note:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crown wheel and pinion — A pair of gears in the final drive of a vehicle, always found in the back axle of a rear wheel drive layout where the pinion is on the end of the propeller shaft driving the crown wheel mounted on the differential at right angles to it, and also… … Dictionary of automotive terms
