How to Use driveshaft in a Sentence

driveshaft

noun
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  • The brakes, driveshaft, greenhouse, tailpipes and on and on.
    — Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
  • So the team had to beef up the car's suspension, steering, driveshaft and brakes.
    — Thomas Peipert, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
  • So the team had to beef up the car’s suspension, steering, driveshaft and brakes.
    — Thomas Peipert, Fortune, 25 Dec. 2022
  • The blower attaches to the front but is powered in the rear by way of a new driveshaft that runs the length of the machine.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 7 May 2016
  • To remove any lash in the driveline and to preload the driveshaft and trans with torque, inch up to the line a bit while still holding the brakes.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 20 July 2017
  • True to the name, the GTA is said to be 220 pounds lighter with the driveshaft, hood, roof, front fascia, and fenders all made from carbon-fiber.
    — Eric Tingwall, Car and Driver, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Lifting one end off the ground still leaves one driveshaft spinning.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 19 June 2018
  • Water-Pump Housing: The motor is cooled by water from around the boat, which is pumped along the driveshaft.
    — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 6 Aug. 2015
  • Toyota also stripped weight from the front seats, muffler, and driveshaft, along with moving the license plate down to the bumper.
    — Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Busch complained of driveshaft problems early in the race but held on and raced in the top five before parking.
    — Mike Hembree, USA TODAY, 6 May 2018
  • Jacquot hoped that these lighter, smaller tires would give our axles and driveshafts a better chance at survival.
    — Car and Driver, 30 Nov. 2016
  • There's no driveshaft, just like in other all-wheel-drive Toyota/Lexus hybrids.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 20 May 2022
  • The motor adds to the torque delivered from the four-cylinder via the conventional driveshaft.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 23 May 2022
  • These could loosen and come into contact with the truck's aluminum driveshaft and damage or even fracture it, Ford said.
    — Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The differential oil lubricates the ring and pinion gears that transfer power from the driveshaft to the wheel axles.
    — Ben Wojdyla, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2021
  • From there, engine power was rerouted through spinning driveshafts to the back wheels or, in many newer models, to all four wheels.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The rear axle housing may not support the load of the pickup truck and deform, which could result in driveshaft separation.
    — USA TODAY, 29 July 2021
  • Otherwise, this 325iX has had a bunch of recent work done that's said to include brakes, alternator, driveshaft, U-joints, and flex discs.
    — James Tate, Car and Driver, 8 Apr. 2022
  • With a rigid tunnel in the middle big enough to fit a driveshaft (or even batteries for a hybrid variant, perhaps?), the new Corvette makes that leap across the door sill minimal.
    — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2020
  • The driveshaft, which transfers torque to other parts of the vehicle, may become fractured in affected trucks, Ford said.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The Sienna still tows up to 3500 pounds, and all-wheel drive remains an option, but instead of a driveshaft, there's an electric motor powering the rear axle.
    — Car and Driver, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Under its shapely, high-strength steel body is a carbon fiber driveshaft and composite rear cross member.
    — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 June 2018
  • The most important components carried over from the Daytona to the Shelby were equal-length driveshafts, an excellent answer to the torque-steer problem.
    — Jean Lindamood, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Underbody heat and noise insulators may loosen and contact the aluminum driveshaft, which could damage the driveshaft and cause it to fracture.
    — Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2022
  • In went a custom ladder frame, a four-link rear suspension, a nine-inch rear axle, a carbon-fiber driveshaft, a six-speed Tremec manual transmission, and a full roll cage.
    — Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver, 2 Nov. 2017
  • From a door handle for a Dino to a driveshaft for a Daytona, everything is meticulously stored and labeled.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 30 July 2021
  • EVs don’t have the driveshafts or gears that internal combustion engines need to accelerate from a stop.
    — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • However, the middle spot was uncomfortable even for this five-foot-ten author due to the lower ceiling and the driveshaft tunnel that disrupts foot space.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 8 Nov. 2021
  • In addition, Superior makes its own two-piece driveshaft and heavy-duty coil springs.
    — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 26 Aug. 2023
  • During Friday's qualifying, Bowman was coming down the frontstretch during his time trial run when the driveshaft in his No.
    — Ellen J. Horrow, USA TODAY, 20 July 2019

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