This story was originally published online December 14, 2017, and has been edited and reformatted by Tim Bernsau. Building a hot rod means working all the angles, and there are plenty of angles to ...

If you're planning to drive your hot rod or custom (and why wouldn't you?) you need to make sure the engine, transmission, third member, and driveshaft are all working together in harmony. The piece ...

Driveshafts do a big job in our Fords, Mercs, and Lincolns. They take a powertrain's rotary motion and carry it to the differential and drive axles. This is not an easy task. Not only must a ...

Driveshafts and axleshafts transmit power farther down your drivetrain. In both cases, this path is not a fixed one. The driveshaft changes angle based on suspension movement, and the path of power ...

Resolver-to-digital converters (RDCs) are signal conditioning circuits that are used to obtain a digital representation of the angle of a rotating shaft. This angle estimate is used in servo ...

Most automobiles today use rigid driveshafts to deliver power from a transmission to the wheels. A pair of short driveshafts is commonly used to send power from a central differential, transmission, ...

Every gearhead knows that the transfer of power from an engine to the axle and drive wheel in a rear-wheel drive vehicle requires a driveshaft, and that this highly loaded part is typically made of ...