Of course it is :) It's nice-nicer-nicest. And remember-there's no such thing as a real word.. If a word is used and people understand it, then it is just as real â¦ as any word in any dictionary, or any word approved by your English teacher!
In British English, the term drive shaft is restricted to a transverse shaft that transmits power to the wheels, especially the front wheels. A drive shaft connecting the gearbox to a rear differential is called a propeller shaft, or prop-shaft. A prop-shaft assembly consists of a propeller shaft, a slip joint and one or more universal joints.
As you let the clutch pedal out, the friction surfaces on both sides of the clutch disc begin to make contact with the metal surfaces of the flywheel and pressure plate, and the power of the engine is transferred through the transmission input shaft, through the gears and right down onto the road.