wheels_and_axles
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wheels and axles
| Techniques infobox | |
|---|---|
| Image |  |
| designers | Phil Jergenson, Timothy Schmidt |
| date | 1987 |
| vitamins | |
| materials | |
| transformations | |
| lifecycles | |
| tools | Wrenches |
| parts | Frames, Nuts, Bolts, End caps, Axial bearings, Keyed shafts, Keys, Shaft collars, Wheel hubs, Wheels |
| techniques | Tri joints |
| git | |
| files | |
| suppliers | |
| reversible | true |
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
Medium duty: Integrated transaxle
Variations
Heavy duty: 9 inch Ford bolt-on rear axle
- housing
- third member
- pinion yoke
- gearset
- axles
- bearings
References
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