Types of Drives of Automobiles

Some of the mpormt‘ f automobiles may be classified as follows:

1. Front engine — Rear Wheel drive .
2. Rear engine — Rear Wheel drive
3. Front engine — Front wheel drive
4. Four wheel drive

1. Front Engine—Rear Wheel Drive.
In this layout a front mounted engine -clutch -gear box unit drives a beam type rear axle suspended on leaf springs through a propeller shaft with two universal joints. With the help of coil springs, the front wheels are independently sprung. This is one of the oldest layout which remained unchanged for many years. Some of the advantages provided by this system are :
(a) Balanced weight distribution between the front and rear wheels._t/he rear wheels.
(b) Easy front wheel steering.

(c) Behind rear seats , large luggage space is available
(d) Accessibility to various components like engine , gearbox and rear axle is better in comparison to other layouts. the control linkages-accelerator, choke, clutch and gearbox are short and simple .

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