Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

portal axle

Spanish translation:

eje de salida

Added to glossary by Maria Luisa Duarte
May 31, 2003 09:04
21 yrs ago
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English term

portal axle

English to Spanish Tech/Engineering
Ever thought of having portal axles? Similiar to what a Unimog axle would be, or what the monster trucks with 5 ton axles and above. For those of you that dont know what a portal axle is; A portal axle is one that has gear reduction at the hubs to. An easy example of this would be a hummer axle. Now your asking why is all this needed? Well, there are two advantages to a portal axle, one being gear reduction is at the hub, therefor you basicly eliminate any chance of axleshaft breakage. The other advantage is the clearence you gain.
Proposed translations (Spanish)
5 +1 eje de salida

Proposed translations

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eje de salida

El segundo engranaje en el par es el eje de salida, por ejemplo el eje de la
rueda. La figura muestra la conexión de engranajes de 8 y 40 dientes. ...

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Note added at 2003-05-31 09:15:22 (GMT)
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http://www.cps.unizar.es/~tren/automoviles/textos/cambio.htm
Peer comment(s):

agree Becky Spangle
1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "¡Muchas gracias por tu ayuda, Mª Luisa!. Al final lo he traducido como "eje motriz", ya que en un contexto anterior el cliente describía el mismo producto utilizando el término "drive axle". "
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