Komatsu WA180PT-3 Wheel Loader Service Manual

Table of Contents

• General
• Structure and Functions
• Testing and Adjusting
• Disassembly and Assembly
• Maintenance Standard
• Others

Manual Extract Drive Shaft:

Outline
The motive force from the engine passes through the torque converter and the transmission. Some of it is transmitted from rear drive shaft to the rear axle, while the rest goes from center drive shaft  through flange bearing and front drive shaft  to the front axle.

The drive shaft has the following purpose in addition to simply transmitting the power. The drive shaft has a universal joint and sliding joint to enable it to respond to changes in the angle and length.
This enables the drive shaft to transmit the motive force when the machine is articulated and to protect the components
from damage from shock when the machine is being operated or shock from the road surface when the machine is traveling.