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What is flexible thing with clamps on both ends to transfer torque from a motor to a shaft (Original Post) TrogL Sep 2022 OP
Coupler? Paha Sapa Sep 2022 #1
Try motor coupler. Lots of different ones. Paha Sapa Sep 2022 #2
I'm getting an idea TrogL Sep 2022 #6
Old school vehicles with drive shaft use U-joints (universal joints). Front wheel drive vehicles CentralMass Sep 2022 #3
Probably Timewas Sep 2022 #4
For cars, it's commonly called a half-shaft or a drive shaft. krispos42 Sep 2022 #5
In industry, they're typically called flex couplings, with dozens of variations. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2022 #7

TrogL

(32,828 posts)
6. I'm getting an idea
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 01:05 AM
Sep 2022

Last edited Tue Sep 27, 2022, 02:24 AM - Edit history (1)

Two drive couplings and a flexible screwdriver extension in between

CentralMass

(16,994 posts)
3. Old school vehicles with drive shaft use U-joints (universal joints). Front wheel drive vehicles
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 11:04 PM
Sep 2022

use CV joints (constant velocity joints)

krispos42

(49,445 posts)
5. For cars, it's commonly called a half-shaft or a drive shaft.
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 11:45 PM
Sep 2022

Somebody else noted it was called a universal joint or a constant-velocity joint.

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