Hafu ya shaft ndi shaft yomwe imatumiza mphamvu pakati pa chochepetsera ma gearbox ndi gudumu loyendetsa (makamaka yolimba kale, koma shaft yopanda kanthu imakhala yosavuta kuwongolera kusalinganika kwa kuzungulira. Chifukwa chake, magalimoto ambiri amagwiritsa ntchito ma shaft opanda kanthu). Malekezero ake amkati ndi akunja ali ndi cholumikizira cha universal (U / joint) motsatana, chomwe chimalumikizidwa ndi giya yochepetsera ndi mphete yamkati ya hub bearing kudzera mu spline pa cholumikizira cha universal.
Shaft ya axle imagwiritsidwa ntchito kusamutsa mphamvu pakati pa differential ndi drive wheel. Hafu ya axle ya ordinary non breaking drive axle ingagawidwe m'magulu oyandama, 3/4 floating ndi semi floating malinga ndi mitundu yosiyanasiyana yothandizira kumapeto kwakunja.