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Re: Any Ideas= 8448 and 4 wheel steering?
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Fri, 19 Jan 2001 20:42:28 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Ross Crawford writes:

You also have to make sure the two u-joints are connected with the "slits"
matching, not 90 degrees apart, or you'll get the sinusoidal variation Jason
mentions here: http://news.lugnet.com/loc/au/?n=4154.

If you don't understand my description (you wouldn't be the first!) check out
the instructions for the 8448, steps 5 & 6 on the page dealing with the diff /
u-joints (pg 32 in my instructions). You can see that the slit on each u-joint
lines up with the adjacent one. This is not just for good looks!!

Regards,

ROSCO
Well, I did it for good looks, but now I'm glad i did! Whew. Not sure how
long that wouldv'e taken me to figure out. I finally mounted my t-block
engine and the two-speed auto tranny to the rear assembly. And darned if it
dont all work! Steerings gonna be a pain, i've got it all mounted so
low.....I'm gonna get around to taking digital pictures sometime......

-jeff



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  Re: Any Ideas= 8448 and 4 wheel steering?
 
I figured out 4WD/4WS two years ago :+) It also has a working differential so that when one wheel gets off the ground, the other will still get traction. Check it out: (URL) this model does not do, but could easily have, is a differential between (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
  Re: Any Ideas= 8448 and 4 wheel steering?
 
(...) Looking forward to it 8?) ROSCO (23 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)

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(...) dmensions. You also have to make sure the two u-joints are connected with the "slits" matching, not 90 degrees apart, or you'll get the sinusoidal variation Jason mentions here: (URL) you don't understand my description (you wouldn't be the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)

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