final drive
noun1
The final gear train between the transmission and the ground. In automotive and heavy equipment, this is the differential gear and axle assembly that turns the wheels or track sprockets.
Machinery; industrial equipment; machinery; industrial equipment
- Final drive is by reduction gears on the jackshaft, and through flycranks and rods to the wheels.1950 October, “S.R. Diesel-Mechanical Shunter”, in Railway Magazine, page 692:
- A universal joint shaft takes the drive to the final drive unit mounted centrally on one of the axles.1958 April 23, “Diesel Railbus for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 275: