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Re: Steering of driven wheels
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 13 Mar 2001 15:25:40 GMT
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Hello,
I recently tried different steering/driving concept for a moc I'm working
on.
A solid axle with steering/driving/suspension is easier (imho) to do than
independant wheel suspension, since it requires less CV joints and the
steering can use pivotless nuckles (no up/down motion of the steering arms).
I have some pictures and posted a quick and dirty page at:
http://olivierg.50megs.com/4WDaxles/4WDaxles.htm
Thanks,
Olivier
http://olivierg.50megs.com/- to be updated soon!
Simon Bennett <simon.bennett@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:GA370s.BMq@lugnet.com...
> Dear all, I hope someone can help me. I am attempting a MOC of a Series • II
> Land-Rover with as much functionality as I can achieve and last night I
> realised that the only set with steerable driven wheels is the 8880. I • have
> one and I could use the wheels from that but that would up the scale of • the
> model too far. Has anyone else tried to do this? Could they let me know • how
> they achieved it? (I may be wrong that there's no COTS model with full 4
> wheel drive).
>
> I have an idea but it is reliant on a universal joint just behind the • wheel
> which means the pivot point is 3 away from the wheel and this makes it
> difficult to build the steering in (and makes the model too wide).
>
> At the moment I am just discovering all the wonders of LUGNET and • therefore
> have still not got LDraw to work or I would try to render this.
>
> On a related point this MOC will also require non-independent, leaf spring
> suspension and I have resorted to using a shock absorber 6.5L at a very
> shallow angle to match the profile of where the leaf spring would go. It
> occurred to me that it could be possible to make a leaf spring from some
> metal and then drill holes in it to enable it to be sandwiched between two
> bricks. Is this sort of 'custom part manufacture' frowned upon and if not
> has anyone attempted anything similar?
>
> Psi
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| Thanks Olivier, those pictures were a huge help. (...) That's what I thought, but then I ran into trouble. However I am a lot further on now thanks to you and the others who replied. I have just completed a solution that is 17 between the wheel hubs (...) (26 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Steering of driven wheels
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| Dear all, I hope someone can help me. I am attempting a MOC of a Series II Land-Rover with as much functionality as I can achieve and last night I realised that the only set with steerable driven wheels is the 8880. I have one and I could use the (...) (26 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.technic)
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