All about Gears and Shafts

Gears and shafts are the integral part of the vehicle that makes it actually work. Gear is machinery or a device that helps in regulating the speed and power of the engine. It should be of good quality so as to exist for the long run. Shaft on the other side is a rotating machine element that transmits power from one part to another. Gears and pulleys are mounted on the shaft so as to perform their functions. It is usually circular in cross section and is the most important part of the automobile.

Types of Gears

·         Spur Gear

These are the gears that make either external or internal contact and have the same axis of rotation.

·         Parallel Helical Gears

These gears have their axis of rotation parallel with the skewed teeth.

·         Rack and pinion gears

These gears have their axis of rotation at infinity.

·         Spiral Bevel Gears

The gears which have spiral tooth are known as spiral bevel gears.

·         Zero Bevel Gears

The teeth of zero bevel gears are crowned so that the tooth contact takes place at the tooth center.

Types of Shafts

The shafts are mainly classified into two parts:

·         Transmission Shaft

This type of shaft transfers the power from the machine that generates the power to the machine that absorbs the power. Counter shaft and line shaft are its main examples.

·         Machine Shaft

Machine shafts are the integral part of the machine itself. Crankshaft is its primary example.

Both gears and shafts are the important part of the vehicle and thus purchase them only from the authentic and genuine supplier.