Automotive Dictionary: Fully-Floating Axle

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Automotive Dictionary: Fully-Floating Axle


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Fully-Floating Axle


Fully-Floating Axle
A design of the hub for the driving wheels in which weight and side loads are entirely taken on double ball or roller races and thereby the half-shaft merely transmits the driving torque. Although still found on some commercial vehicles it is not used in modern private cars.
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