Abstract: The possibility of manipulating errors of an emergency or quick adjusting means shall be ruled out at least extensively in a linear drive. It is proposed for this purpose, for a linear drive with a spindle (9), which can be rotatingly driven on the drive side by a motor (2), where the rotary motion of said spindle in the direction of the driven side (3) of the linear drive can be converted into an at least essentially translatory motion of a gear member, which is in functional connection with the spindle (9), and said linear drive is provided, furthermore, with a torsional connection between the gear member and a connection part. The linear drive can be connected with the connection part on a driven side (3) to a load, which is to be adjusted, the torsional connection being able to be released by an adjusting device in order to permit a motor-independent adjusting motion of the linear drive, even though structure for emergency and/or quick adjustment are present.