萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)向節指的(de)(de)是利用球型等(deng)裝置(zhi)(zhi)以實現不同方向的(de)(de)軸(zhou)動(dong)(dong)力輸出，它也是汽車(che)(che)上(shang)的(de)(de)一個很重(zhong)要部件。萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)向節與傳(chuan)(chuan)動(dong)(dong)軸(zhou)組合，稱為(wei)萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)向節傳(chuan)(chuan)動(dong)(dong)裝置(zhi)(zhi)。在前置(zhi)(zhi)發動(dong)(dong)機(ji)后輪(lun)驅(qu)動(dong)(dong)的(de)(de)車(che)(che)輛上(shang)，萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)向節傳(chuan)(chuan)動(dong)(dong)裝置(zhi)(zhi)安(an)(an)裝在變速(su)器輸出軸(zhou)與驅(qu)動(dong)(dong)橋主(zhu)減(jian)速(su)器輸入(ru)軸(zhou)之間；而前置(zhi)(zhi)發動(dong)(dong)機(ji)前輪(lun)驅(qu)動(dong)(dong)的(de)(de)車(che)(che)輛省(sheng)略了傳(chuan)(chuan)動(dong)(dong)軸(zhou)，萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)向節安(an)(an)裝在既負責驅(qu)動(dong)(dong)又負責轉向的(de)(de)前橋半(ban)軸(zhou)與車(che)(che)輪(lun)之間。