萬(wan)向(xiang)(xiang)節指的(de)是(shi)利(li)用(yong)球型等裝置(zhi)以實現不(bu)同方向(xiang)(xiang)的(de)軸(zhou)(zhou)動(dong)(dong)(dong)力(li)輸出，它也(ye)是(shi)汽車上的(de)一(yi)個很重(zhong)要部(bu)件。萬(wan)向(xiang)(xiang)節與(yu)(yu)傳(chuan)(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)軸(zhou)(zhou)組(zu)合，稱為萬(wan)向(xiang)(xiang)節傳(chuan)(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)裝置(zhi)。在(zai)(zai)前置(zhi)發(fa)動(dong)(dong)(dong)機后(hou)輪驅(qu)(qu)動(dong)(dong)(dong)的(de)車輛(liang)上，萬(wan)向(xiang)(xiang)節傳(chuan)(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)裝置(zhi)安裝在(zai)(zai)變(bian)速器輸出軸(zhou)(zhou)與(yu)(yu)驅(qu)(qu)動(dong)(dong)(dong)橋(qiao)主減(jian)速器輸入軸(zhou)(zhou)之間(jian)；而(er)前置(zhi)發(fa)動(dong)(dong)(dong)機前輪驅(qu)(qu)動(dong)(dong)(dong)的(de)車輛(liang)省略了傳(chuan)(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)軸(zhou)(zhou)，萬(wan)向(xiang)(xiang)節安裝在(zai)(zai)既負(fu)責驅(qu)(qu)動(dong)(dong)(dong)又(you)負(fu)責轉向(xiang)(xiang)的(de)前橋(qiao)半軸(zhou)(zhou)與(yu)(yu)車輪之間(jian)。