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A lorry has a non-driven front steering axle and a single rear drive axle. Which axle contains the half-shafts that transmit drive from the differential to the wheels?

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On the drive axle.

On the drive axle. Half-shafts transmit rotation from the differential’s side gears to the driven wheels. In this case the front axle only steers and does not receive engine torque. Steering and driving are different functions: an axle can perform both in other configurations, but that arrangement is excluded here.

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  • On the steering axle.

  • On both the steering axle and the drive axle.

  • On the drive axle.

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