====== wheels and axles ======

^ Techniques infobox ^^
| Image | {{:archive:go-kart-drive.scad.png?240}} |
| designers | Phil Jergenson, [[:user:tim|Timothy Schmidt]] |
| date | 1987 |
| vitamins |  |
| materials |  |
| transformations |  |
| lifecycles |  |
| tools | [[:wrenches|Wrenches]] |
| parts | [[:frames|Frames]], [[:nuts|Nuts]], [[:bolts|Bolts]], [[:end_caps|End caps]], [[:axial_bearings|Axial bearings]], [[:keyed_shafts|Keyed shafts]], [[:keys|Keys]], [[:shaft_collars|Shaft collars]], [[:wheel_hubs|Wheel hubs]], [[:wheels|Wheels]] |
| techniques | [[:tri_joints|Tri joints]] |
| git |  |
| files |  |
| suppliers |  |
| reversible | true |

[[:category:techniques|Category:Techniques]]

==== Introduction ====

A beam axle, rigid axle or solid axle is a dependent suspension design, in which a set of wheels is connected laterally by a single beam or shaft. Beam axles were once commonly used at the rear wheels of a vehicle, but historically they have also been used as front axles in four-wheel-drive vehicles. In most automobiles, beam axles have been replaced with front and rear independent suspensions.

==== Challenges ====

==== Approaches ====

==== Light duty: Modular go kart drive ====

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==== Medium duty: Integrated transaxle ====

=== Variations ===

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{{:archive:integrated_transaxle_w-_tracks.png?600|Rear Axle Four-wheel Snowmobile Electric Go-kart ATV Modified Track Wheel Motor Half Axle Difference Number Tooth Package}}

==== Heavy duty: 9 inch Ford bolt-on rear axle ====

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  * housing
  * third member
  * pinion yoke
  * gearset
  * axles
  * bearings

==== References ====

  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_and_axle|Wikipedia: Wheel and axle]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_machine|Wikipedia: Simple machine]]
  * [[https://www.ebay.com/itm/Drift-Trike-Go-Kart-Rear-Live-Axle-Kit-Brake-Assembly-Wheels-Hubs-Sprocket-ATV-/303676601577|Drift trike go kart rear live axle kit]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclekart|Wikipedia: Cyclekart]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go-kart|Wikipedia: Go-kart]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beam_axle|Wikipedia: Beam axle]]
  * [[https://www.truckspring.com/products/FlexiRide-Torsion-Half-Axles-Adjustable-5-45-Inch-Bolt-Circle-Hubs-425-lbs-Capacity__FF-425-2-S.aspx|FlexiRide Torsion Half Axles]]
  * [[https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/9-inch-ford-rearend-strongest-rearend-due-hypoid-distance/|Motortrend.com: The 9-inch Ford Rearend is the Strongest Rearend Out There—It’s All Due to “Hypoid Distance”]]

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