萬向(xiang)節指的(de)是利用(yong)球型(xing)等裝置以實(shi)現不(bu)同方(fang)向(xiang)的(de)軸(zhou)(zhou)動(dong)(dong)力輸出，它(ta)也是汽(qi)車上的(de)一個很重要部件。萬向(xiang)節與(yu)傳動(dong)(dong)軸(zhou)(zhou)組合(he)，稱為萬向(xiang)節傳動(dong)(dong)裝置。在(zai)前(qian)(qian)置發動(dong)(dong)機后輪驅(qu)(qu)(qu)動(dong)(dong)的(de)車輛(liang)上，萬向(xiang)節傳動(dong)(dong)裝置安裝在(zai)變速器(qi)輸出軸(zhou)(zhou)與(yu)驅(qu)(qu)(qu)動(dong)(dong)橋主減速器(qi)輸入軸(zhou)(zhou)之(zhi)間(jian)；而前(qian)(qian)置發動(dong)(dong)機前(qian)(qian)輪驅(qu)(qu)(qu)動(dong)(dong)的(de)車輛(liang)省略(lve)了(le)傳動(dong)(dong)軸(zhou)(zhou)，萬向(xiang)節安裝在(zai)既負(fu)責(ze)驅(qu)(qu)(qu)動(dong)(dong)又負(fu)責(ze)轉(zhuan)向(xiang)的(de)前(qian)(qian)橋半軸(zhou)(zhou)與(yu)車輪之(zhi)間(jian)。