Front axle for an all-wheel drive vehicle.

摘要

A front transaxle for an all-wheel drive motor vehicle wherein the housing (12, 12a, 12b) of an interaxle differential (13) is operatively connected to a shiftable transmission and, via a tubular shaft (17), drives one bevel gear (19) of an angle drive (18). The other angle drive bevel gear (20) is operatively connected to a longitudinal propeller shaft (21) for driving the rear axle. One front wheel drive shaft (15) extends from the interaxle differential through the tubular shaft. The housing (22, 22a, 22b) of the angle drive is connected by a flanged joint (24) to the transmission outer housing (23). The arrangement permits the differential and angle drive subassemblies to be manufactured and tested at different locations while preventing the mixing of lubricants between the two subassemblies upon their assembly into the transaxle.