If you're planning to drive your hot rod or custom (and why wouldn't you?) you need to make sure the engine, transmission, third member, and driveshaft are all working together in harmony. The piece ...

The drive shaft is such a crucial piece to the drive train, yet many builders seem to overlook maintaining it on older models. This drive shaft makes your rear end spin and if you have a weak link, ...

Every gearhead knows that the transfer of power from an engine to the axle and drive wheel in a rear-wheel drive vehicle requires a driveshaft, and that this highly loaded part is typically made of ...

Every 4x4 needs them, but most guys don't put much thought into them. Until they snap and leave you in two-wheel-peel out in the middle of nowhere. Taking the time to understand a few driveshaft ...

Everyone who successfully completed Driveshaft 101 last semester, er, in last month's issue, now has a better appreciation of the challenging environment that the racing driveshaft must survive in and ...

Most automobiles today use rigid driveshafts to deliver power from a transmission to the wheels. A pair of short driveshafts is commonly used to send power from a central differential, transmission, ...

Since your Toyota Corolla is front-wheel-driven, the only drive shafts you have are the ones connecting the gearbox with the front wheels. So, you have basically two metal bars with mechanical ball ...

A chain is the most common form of drive on two wheels -- not only motorcycles, but bicycles, too. This is not the only way to transmit power to the wheel, though. Some bikes use a shaft in the same ...