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 Translation for 'back axle' from English to Icelandic
NOUN   a back axle | back axles
afturás {k}back axle
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hjólás {k}axle
ökut.
öxull {k}
axle
hjólaás {kv}axle
öxulþungi {k}axle load
ásþungi {k}axle load
framöxull {k}front axle
framás {k}front axle
aftanverður {adj}back
aftur {adv} [aftur á við]back
mál.
uppmæltur {adv}
back
bak {hv}back
afturhjól {hv}back wheel
halla sér aftur á bakto lean back
líta afturto look back
aftast {adv}furthest back
aftarlega {adv}way back
aftar {adv}further back
líta um öxlto look back
líta viðto look back
bakaleið {kv}way back
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Usage Examples English
  • Darwin suggested a fix for these insufficiencies by proposing a principle in which the two front wheels turn (independently of the front axle) about a centre that lies on the extended line of the back axle.
  • 0 V6 GTE, the back axle ratio changed depending on the use of either a straight four-speed gearbox or one with an overdrive unit.
  • The brakes were mechanically operated by rods and the back axle was worm gear driven.
  • ... The 1913 cars were powered by a choice of water or air-cooled V twin engine of 964 cc made by JAP, with a three-speed gearbox and chain drive to a back axle that was unusually, for cyclecars of the time, fitted with a differential).
  • A 4-speed transmission initially drove a back axle with differential with a shaft drive rather than the hazardous chains of other cars.

  • The US-made back axle was the first helically cut drive in a quantity produced British car.
  • It had two ramps, stowed above the back axle and below the body.
  • To maintain the required power output the capacity was increased to 3-litres, which then entailed modification to the Stag's other drivetrain systems including the gearbox, back axle and brakes.
  • The "YB" had a completely new Lockheed twin leading shoe braking system, 15 inch wheels and a much more modern hypoid type of back axle.
  • A similarly styled Tempest model featuring a Ford Anglia 105E engine and independent wishbone front suspension and live back axle.

  • Drive was taken to the back axle by chain.
  • The gearbox was mounted on the underside of the body structure with shafts to the engine and back axle.
  • The back axle was of spiral bevel type with ratios between 4.4:1 and 5.6:1 with 4.9:1 being the most common until the 1930s.
  • In 1949 at Goodwood GP2 broke a back axle universal joint in practice but Johnson took the car to fifth in the Richmond Trophy and third in the Chichester Cup.
  • They were replaced in the catalogue with new 1500 cc and 2-liter models with an odd arrangement of a three-speed gearbox augmented by two-speed gears in the back axle, for a total of six speeds forward.

  • Most road locomotives are fitted with a winch drum on the back axle.
  • Ford competition manager Peter Ashcroft simply gave Mr Brown his business card and told him to take his Capri to the nearest Ford dealer and get a new differential or back axle and send the bill to him.
  • The 40/50 hp, 6755 cc car was actuated by a "push-pull" rod and an unusual back axle; the load was further taken by an I-beam dead axle which carried a separate differential unit.
  • Several ways of improving the performance through modifications to the gearbox and transmission train were applied; replacement close ratio gears fitted to gearbox, overdrive gears fitted behind the original gearbox and higher ratio crown & pinion gears fitted to the differential unit on the back axle.
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