Drive train

All-wheel drive

With an all-wheel drive, the drive power of a vehicle is transferred to the road by being distributed across all of the wheels.

Read more

Axle boot

Axle boots are plastic or rubber bellows that cover the joints of a drive shaft.

Read more

Clutch

The clutch is a separate connection in the transmission, linking the engine to the gearbox. It thus enables starting away from rest and changing gear. The clutch is operated via the clutch...

Read more

Differential

The differential, to be more precise the “differential gear”, is tasked with compensating for the differences in wheel speed on driven axles when cornering.
Function

Read more

Drive shaft

The function of the drive shaft is to transfer the engine torque from the gearbox or differential to the wheels. It must also compensate for all variations in angle or length resulting...

Read more

Dual-mass flywheel

Modern engines can be driven at extremely low speeds. The trend is towards increasingly higher engine torques. Furthermore, bodies are getting quieter and many components getting...

Read more

Flywheel

The flywheel is an element in the crankshaft drive which is tasked with compensating for engine rotational irregularities and overcoming so-called idle strokes and dead centres through the absorbed kinetic energy. The flywheel mass on the flywheel therefore ensures that the engine runs smoothly, even at low speeds.

Read more

Gearbox

Gearboxes convert the torque from an engine into the traction required to drive the vehicle. In electric and hybrid vehicles, gearboxes take the form of electric axle drive systems.

Read more

Gearbox

Gearboxes convert the torque from an engine into the traction required to drive the vehicle. By providing various transmission ratios, they enable the speed of the engine to be adapted to different driving situations.

Read more

Gearbox

The gearbox is just as important a part of the vehicle power train as the engine. It transmits the engine torque to the wheels and also provides various transmission ratios to enable the speed of the engine to be adapted to different driving situations.

Read more

Hydraulic clutch actuator

The clutch actuator is part of the overall clutch system and can operate either mechanically or hydraulically.

Read more

Longitudinal shaft

The longitudinal shaft or cardan shaft is a very important component for rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive. Its task is to transmit the torque from the engine/gearbox unit to the axle differential...

Read more