Iain (who speaks to us from the UK via Canada in some convoluted net
connection) writes >
> If what you call the driveshaft is what I call the prop(eller) shaft -
> ie. the shaft going from the gearbox (transmission) to the
> differential. Then what do you call what brits call the driveshafts
> (shaft from differential to wheel)?
Halfshaft, generally, or axle shaft.
They are also called driveshafts on FWD cars.
> Iain "You say tomato I say tomato" Woolf
That joke doesn't work very well in print, eh?
> Also, MPH (Miles per hour) is MPH is MPH. I know US pints and gallons
> are different to UK, but miles? And KPH (sometimes KMH) is 1Km per
> hour (ie. 1000m per hour). I think I may be missing the point of this
> question.
The point is that it was a stupid question, IMHO. The type that students
scream at teachers about until it is stricken from the test.
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