AUT203 Drivetrains Week 1 Quiz Driveshafts

It allows for up-and-down movement of the suspension

It enables the driveshaft to accommodate worn u-joints

It allows for a change of driveshaft angle during turns

It enables the differential to work at different angles

Driveshafts

Balance Shafts

Final Drives

Drive Axles

True

False

Front

Rear

Center

Side

Live rear axles

Leaf springs

Driveshafts in axle housings

Driveshafts with flexible joints on both ends

True

False

Most front-engine front-wheel drive vehicles use a longitudinal-mounted engine.

Front-wheel drive power reaches the rear wheels through the transaxle.

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In a transverse-mounted engine, the front of the engine is facing the front of the vehicle.

Power is transmitted in a straight line from the engine through the transaxle and out to the front axles.

the struts absorb road shocks and bumps.

there's a continuous change of distance between the output shaft and final drive pinion.

the drive shaft angle changes relative to its connections.

the final drive pinion nose angle changes when accelerating or braking.

Solid rear drive layout

All-wheel drive layout

Front-wheel drive layout

Rear-wheel drive layout

longitudinally at the front.

transversely at the front.

longitudinally at the rear.

transversely at the rear.