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Stub axle
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A stub axle or stud axle is either one of two front axles in a rear-wheel drive vehicle, or one of the two rear axles in a front-wheel drive vehicle. In a rear-wheel drive vehicle, this axle is capable of angular movement about the kingpin for steering the vehicle.
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The stub or stud axle is named so because it resembles the shape of a stub or stud, like a truncated end of an axle, short in shape and blunt. There are four general designs:[1]
- Elliot axle
- Reversed Elliot axle
- Lemoine axle
- Inverted Lemoine axle
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See also
- Spindle (automobile), part of the suspension system that carries the hub for the wheel
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