Driveshaft/line

A drive shaft/propeller shaft  is a mechanical component that is use to  transfer the torque and rotation that the engine has made from one end to the other end.


Drive shafts have to be strong enough to withstand a huge amounts of stress and torsion and also be as light as possibly so that they can respond quickly (known as inertia), each drive shaft is usually balanced before assemble to minimize vibration for a smoother ride.


Drive shafts usually have one or more universal joints (Constant velocity joint, Cardan joint and Thompson Couplingl) to allow unexpected changes in the structure when under stress.


CV type drive shaft