萬向(xiang)節(jie)指的(de)是利用球型等裝(zhuang)(zhuang)(zhuang)置(zhi)以(yi)實(shi)現(xian)不同方向(xiang)的(de)軸(zhou)(zhou)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)力輸出，它也是汽車(che)上的(de)一個(ge)很重要部件。萬向(xiang)節(jie)與傳(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)軸(zhou)(zhou)組合，稱為萬向(xiang)節(jie)傳(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)裝(zhuang)(zhuang)(zhuang)置(zhi)。在(zai)前(qian)(qian)置(zhi)發動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)機后輪驅(qu)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)的(de)車(che)輛(liang)上，萬向(xiang)節(jie)傳(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)裝(zhuang)(zhuang)(zhuang)置(zhi)安(an)裝(zhuang)(zhuang)(zhuang)在(zai)變速器輸出軸(zhou)(zhou)與驅(qu)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)橋主減(jian)速器輸入軸(zhou)(zhou)之(zhi)間(jian)；而前(qian)(qian)置(zhi)發動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)機前(qian)(qian)輪驅(qu)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)的(de)車(che)輛(liang)省略了傳(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)軸(zhou)(zhou)，萬向(xiang)節(jie)安(an)裝(zhuang)(zhuang)(zhuang)在(zai)既負(fu)責(ze)驅(qu)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)又負(fu)責(ze)轉向(xiang)的(de)前(qian)(qian)橋半軸(zhou)(zhou)與車(che)輪之(zhi)間(jian)。