Throughout this site we use many technical terms, and given the breadth of readership our site enjoys, sometimes we are remiss and incorrectly assume everyone knows what we are referring to. For those that do not, here are some explanations of the technical terms use.
Crown Wheel and Pinion
Final-drive arrangement in which a large bevel wheel (the crown wheel) engages in a smaller bevel (the pinion) so that the direction of the rotation of the propeller shaft is turned through 90 degrees to drive the road wheels.
