The function and structure and type difference of automobile half shaft (drive shaft)

The automobile half shaft is also called the drive shaft, which connects the differential with the drive wheels. The semi-shaft is the shaft that transmits torque between the gearbox reducer and the driving wheel. There is a universal joint (U/JOINT) at the inner and outer ends of the shaft, which is connected to the reducer gear and the inner ring of the hub bearing through the spline on the universal joint.

The role of automobile axle shaft
The half shaft transmits the power from the differential to the left and right driving wheels.

The half shaft is a solid shaft that transmits large torque between the differential and the drive axle. Its inner end is generally connected with the side gear of the differential by a spline, and the outer end is connected to the drive by means of a flange disc or a spline. The hubs of the wheels are connected.

The structure of the half shaft is different due to the structure of the drive axle. The half shaft in the non-disconnected drive axle is a rigid whole shaft; the half shafts in the steering drive axle and the disconnected drive axle are connected in sections and connected by universal joints.

The half shaft is used to transmit power between the differential and the drive wheels. The half shaft is the shaft that transmits the torque between the gearbox reducer and the drive wheel. Generally, it used to be mostly solid. Because the hollow shaft is easier to control unbalanced rotation, now, many cars use a hollow shaft, and the half shaft has one on its inner and outer ends. The universal joint (U/JOINT) is respectively connected with the reducer gear and the inner ring of the hub bearing through the spline on the universal joint.