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2. Universal joint - Wikipedia

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   Ephriam Shay's locomotive patent of 1881, for example, used double universal joints in the locomotive's drive shaft. [15] Charles Amidon used a much smaller universal joint in his bit-brace patented 1884. [16] Beauchamp Tower's spherical, rotary, high speed steam engine used an adaptation of the universal joint c. 1885. [17]

3. Rag joint - Wikipedia

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   An older vehicle with loose steering or "play in the steering wheel" is often found to have a worn rag joint. One can reach inside the cab and wiggle the steering wheel while watching the rag joint move without the input shaft moving. This condition may cause the vehicle to fail the vehicle inspection, indicating that the worn part needs ...

4. List of auto parts - Wikipedia

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   Steering shaft; Steering wheel (driving ... Trailing arm; Transmission system. Adjustable pedal; Axle shaft; Bell housing; Universal joint; Carrier assembly; Chain ...

5. Constant-velocity joint - Wikipedia

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   Animation of a universal joint. The predecessor to the constant-velocity joint was the universal joint (also called a Cardan joint) which was invented by Gerolamo Cardano in the 16th century. A short-coming of the universal joint is that the rotational speed of the output shaft fluctuates despite the rotational speed of the input shaft being ...

6. Swing axle - Wikipedia

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   Many later automobile rear swing axles have universal joints connecting the driveshafts to the differential, which is attached to the chassis. Swing axles do not have universal joints at the wheels — the wheels are always perpendicular to the driveshafts; the design is therefore not suitable for a car's front wheels, which require steering ...

7. Hardy Spicer - Wikipedia

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   Hardy Spicer is a brand of automotive transmission or driveline equipment best known for its mechanical constant velocity universal joint originally manufactured in Britain by Hardy employing patents belonging to US-based Spicer Manufacturing. Hardy and Spicer soon became partners. Later Spicer became Dana Holding Corporation.