Sentences with phrase «used on the axles»

Not exact matches

The thirty spokes unite in the one nave; but it is on the empty space (for the axle), that the use of the wheel depends.

Maximum load designated by the manufacturer that can be placed anywhere on the platform of a vehicle, axle - load or livestock scale using the prescribed test pattern (an area at least 4 feet long and as wide as the scale platform).

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a longtime mechanic with a penchant for fast cars and motorcycles, told state officials to purchase four «high - axle» rescue trucks to be assigned to the State Police and posted at security facilities and airports around the state, ready for his use on a moment's notice.

The difference is even starker for commercial vehicles: a four - axle truck crossing at rush hour would pay $ 64 to use the G.W.B. $ 24.75 for the Tappan Zee or $ 9 on I - 84 at Newburgh.

Eventually, Gao and his colleague hope their technique could be used to pre-treat steel that requires a cylindrical shape — axles or drive shafts on cars for example.

A thicker bar, such as an axle or fat pipe, can be used on the bench press instead of the normal Powerlifting bar.

FC stands for «Forward Control,» and as the name (and appearance) implies, it used the aforementioned cab - over drivetrain layout, a design that places the cab on top of the front axle.

The all - wheel - drive system uses twin electronically controlled clutch packs on each side of the rear drive unit to manage the front - rear split as well as side - to - side torque vectoring on the rear axle.

Mechanical grip is aided by a rear - biased weight distribution (54 percent of the F12's weight is on the rear axle), a five - link rear suspension (the 599 used control arms), and enormous Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires (315 / 35s at the rear, 255 / 35s in front, all on twenty - inch wheels).

The new ML63 also includes a newly - developed Active Curve System, standard on all AMG MLs, stabilising body roll by using active roll bars on both axles.

Mercedes» 4Matic is particularly sophisticated; it uses a fixed 45/55 percent torque split with open differentials at each axle, relying on electronic intervention and manipulation of the brakes to move the vehicle forward when a wheel starts slipping.

But it's not on this list purely because it will drift, as the rear - drive format also allows genuine throttle adjustability allowing you use the rear axle to help steer the car in the direction you wish.

: faster and more precise it's been paired with an upgraded PerfoHub front axle (used on the old car) to maximise the benefits.

Of course, mechanical grip is aided by a rear - biased weight distribution (54 % of the F12's weight is on the rear axle), a five - link rear axle (the 599 used wishbones) and enormous Michelin Pilot Supersport tires (315 / 35s at the rear, 255 / 35s at front, all on twenty - inch wheels.)

A lithium - ion battery sitting ahead of the engine directs to power that motor, as well as two additional electric motors placed on the front axle, which each feed power to the respective wheels and use a computer - operated torque vectoring feature when necessary.

Engines laid out on the same side as the driven axle can reduce the number of couplings and joints like the driveshaft + universal joint and will use a transaxle which is basically a transmission and differential in one.

The new car uses the same 315/40 18 Nitto NT05R drag tyres on both the front and rear axles, and is the first production car to come with radial drag tyres as standard.

Active roll stabilization, meanwhile, works by twisting the anti-roll bars on the front and rear axles, which is itself not new, but now works using faster - responding electric motors replacing the old hydraulic system.

On each tire — some cars and / or driver's habits cause the front tires to wear more in certain places of the tire, moving the tires to the rear axle generally cause those worn places to not get used as hard and wear the other places on the tireOn each tire — some cars and / or driver's habits cause the front tires to wear more in certain places of the tire, moving the tires to the rear axle generally cause those worn places to not get used as hard and wear the other places on the tireon the tires.

In some cars (e.g. with swing axles as used on the VW Beetle), when you lower the suspension you automatically / inevitably get increased camber.

The steering, meanwhile, which uses a variable ratio depending on speed, is unpleasantly vague and woolly despite the revised software, giving no real indication of how hard the front axle is working.

VW's R&D chief Dr Ulrich Hackenberg says the torsion axle would work fine in the top model too, but US buyers have demanded the more sophisticated alternative as used on Euro versions of the Jetta.

Four - wheel - drive 2014 Ram 2500 models also gain the front - axle disconnect feature introduced on the 2013 Ram 3500, which decouples the front axle when not in use, reducing driveline loss and improving fuel economy by as much as 1 mpg.

The Outlander plug - in hybrid uses a 2.0 - liter four - cylinder gasoline engine paired with dual 60 - kWh electric motors, one positioned on each axle.

The 270 wears a six - inch tyre on the rear axle rather than the eight - inch rubber that the 360 and 420 use.

The D refers to «dual - motor» and means those cars are four - wheel drive, using a motor on each axle.

Available only with a 3.73 axle, the GT Track Pack builds on the Brembo Brake Package and further upgrades the GT for track use, adding such goodies as an engine cooler, upgraded radiator, performance brake pads, and the Torsen differential from the Boss 302.

The TT RS, like other all - wheel drive cars on VW's MQB platform, employs a Haldex system that uses a clutch pack to engage the rear axle whenever the car decides it needs torque at both axles.

Used to limit the speed differences between two inputs on a differential or between two axles on a vehicle

2 - speed axle can be used in Lo range for crisp performance at slower speeds or in Hi range for maximum economy on the highway

It is possible to design a rear live axle suspension that exhibits roll oversteer but it is highly undesirable for on road use.

Volvo has also designed hybrid ability into its new corporate drivetrain, with the capacity to fit a motor generator onto the front axle or an e-motor on the rear axle as per the «T8» petrol - electric drivetrain that will be used by the XC90.

Non-independent suspension that uses an axle which runs nearly the width of the vehicle — On trucks, the axle is located by leaf springs.

The magnetic clutch trickery used on the rear axle to accomplish this works, and works well, with the Encore pulling itself out of situations I thought for sure would need a shovel, some kitty litter and a good push.

The 2016 BMW 328e plug - in hybrid uses a four - cylinder gasoline engine and an electric motor mounted on the rear axle providing a system output of 245 hp and 400 Nm (295 lb - ft) of torque.

The front axle uses a McPherson strut suspension with helper springs and wheels independently suspended on the trailing arms and wishbones.

In fact, the new GLC is built on the new modular MRA platform with the new four - link front axle used by the new C - Class.

Porsche's Traction Management system uses an electro - hydraulic, multiplate clutch to engage the front axle depending on need.

If you launch a boat with your all / four - wheel drivers and the axle (s) get submerged, you would be best advised to have the fluid changed on at least an annual basis (if not more often) using fully - synthetic gear oil.

Based on the new MRA platform used also for the saloon, the Coupe features the new 4 - link front axle from the saloon in which the wheel suspension is decoupled from the spring strut and the 5 - link multilink independent rear suspension.

If wheel bearings are installed without using a calibrated torque wrench to apply the hub axle nut to the exact required torque specification, the bearings are more or less instantly destroyed once you start driving on them.

The front - axle lift system makes clearing obstacles easy by using a switch on the center console.

[8] The 4WD versions are fundamentally identical to the FWD versions, but the 4WD versions use an additional bolt - on power take - off unit to direct engine torque to the Haldex Traction rear axle.

This setup uses an electronically controlled Haldex center differential to send up to 50 - percent of available torque to the rear axle on demand.

Toyota uses an A.D.D. (automatic disconnecting differential) for 4WD engagement (as with Tacoma and 4Runner), which operates much like the center axle disconnect found on the Ram but uses an electric motor in place of vacuum.

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Briefly, the system uses active anti-roll bars on the front and rear axles that adapts itself to lateral acceleration, road speed and the ADS Comfort / Sport setting to keep the M - Class the right side up.

If in your argument you quote the famous Jaguar rear end you should also note that Jaguar are the ONLY manufacturer who ever bothered using in - board brakes and only ever used them on the rear axle!

The GS 450h uses hydraulic brakes in the front and rear, and regenerative braking on the rear axle only.

Well known for using what the company calls Torque Vectoring Control on the front axle, pitch the ST into a corner and its rear - end swings around by another means.