An axle driving unit includes an axle, a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic motor
having a motor shaft on which an output gear is provided to be drivingly
connected to said axle, a center section having a pump mounting surface
and a motor mounting surface onto which the hydraulic pump and the
hydraulic motor are mounted respectively so as to be fluidly connected
with each other through the center section, a housing constituted by a
first housing part and a second housing part joined to each other at a
joint surface, a projection integrally formed on the center section so as
to be fitted to the housing, thereby fixing a position of the center
section relative to the housing, and a fastener fastening the center
section to the first housing part. The pump mounting surface and said
motor mounting surface may be disposed perpendicular to each other. Said
pump mounting surface and said motor mounting surface are disposed
perpendicular to each other. The projection may be extended in parallel
to the pump mounting surface and perpendicular to the motor mounting
surface.