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Its 45-ton axle was largest piece of steel ever forged until that time, demonstrating new advances in steel construction and mechanical engineering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

In order to achieve this salutary ratio, the engineers located the eight-speed, dual-clutch transmission at the rear axle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

In many instances, teams are using high-speed parts of the track to reduce engine output to the rear axle and charge the battery instead, a process known as "clipping".

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

An obvious solution to that was to recover from the front axle as well as the rear.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

He pried at the bent axle till it groaned.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

Elsewhere, nearly 1,000 workers at American Axle’s plant in Three Rivers, Mich., walked off the job this month, stalling production of axles for General Motors’ bestselling pickup trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

As of Sunday, GM appears to have about two weeks’ worth of axles in stock, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

The Opel Blitz was stuck fast in the deep gravel bed, almost up to its axles.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

But we had a million pieces: bolts, screws, wheels, axles, brakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025

“The noise was very loud, like an enormous train with squeaky axles being shunted with much bumping and clattering,” added Worsley.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong