Hub reduction definition
Hub reduction means the planetary gear set that is installed commonly outside the planetary bearing at hub reduction axles. The gear set consists of three different gears. The sun, the planetary gears and the ring gear. The sun is in the centre, the planetary gears are rotating around the sun and are mounted to the planetary carrier that is fixed to the hub. Typically, the number of planetary gears is between three and five. The ring gear is not rotating and fixed to the axle beam.