What Does Drive Wheel Mean?

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JackDella
07/30/25 5:25am
Introduction to the meaning of drive wheels: Drive wheels are the wheels that convert the energy of the car engine into kinetic energy, enabling the car to move forward or backward. When the car moves forward, the drive wheels are the two front wheels, while the two rear wheels are the passive wheels. Below is more detailed information about drive wheels: 1. The transmission device of the drive wheels is located at the end of the car's transmission system. Its function is to transmit torque from the differential's half-shaft gears to the drive wheels. The structural form of the drive wheel transmission device is closely related to the structural form of the drive axle. In the case of an independent drive axle and a steering drive axle, the drive wheel transmission device includes the half-shaft and universal joint transmission device, with constant velocity universal joints often used. 2. In a typical non-independent drive axle, the drive wheel transmission device is the half-shaft, which connects the differential's half-shaft gears to the wheel hub. In a drive axle equipped with a wheel-side reducer, the drive wheel transmission device should also include the wheel-side reducer. In this case, the half-shaft connects the half-shaft gears to the drive gear of the wheel-side reducer.
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