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Re: 8466 4 wheel steering?
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:37:09 GMT
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"Chris Fenter" <chris@i-axis.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:GIp020.55p@lugnet.com...
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> For those who are curious (that'll be most of you who haven't yet got one
> then!), I have posted photos of the new parts at:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=6522
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> There are enough specialised parts included to make it into 4WS, that I'm
> sure of - you'd just need to add an extra rack and connect into the existing
> mechanism.
Neat. I actually have a chassis I made at home that has a non-steerable rear
suspension, using 8880 parts in the same way they used the new parts here in
the 8466. To accomplish this, I simply substituted two of the propeler blade
pieces used in the 8856 Thunder Rescue for the white spindle pieces that come
with the 8880, and then used four tie rods just as they have here, to prevent
the wheels from flopping left to right. I found the setup satisfactory,
although there was a bit of lateral slop in the rear wheels, because of the
play present in the ball-and-socket joints where the stabilizing tie rods
connect. I am now curious to see if the 8466 has similar "slop" in its rear.
> The 3 friction pegs also connect to 8448 wheels (shown in the photos)
> although they have about 3-4mm of lateral play, and they also connect snugly
> to the wheels that come with 8445/8446 etc. although these wheels are
> probably too small for most vehicles that would use this functionality, if
> you see what I mean. (The complete mechanism is at it's minimum possible
> width in 8466, unless you remove the differential...)
Looking at these pieces, I'm left wondering why the designers chose to use such
an atypical wheel attachment when designing the black wheel bearing when they
could have just used a standard (male) cross axle fitting as the means to connect
the wheel..?
Thanks for posting the pics. I've been wondering how this model worked for
months now! :)
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| (...) I'm guessing that the setup with the three friction pegs gives the wheel some more stability. If they had used only a cross axle, the wheel might have been a bit sloppy. Wheels that are that large probably need something larger than a cross (...) (23 years ago, 28-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8466 4 wheel steering?
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| (...) For those who are curious (that'll be most of you who haven't yet got one then!), I have posted photos of the new parts at: (URL) are enough specialised parts included to make it into 4WS, that I'm sure of - you'd just need to add an extra (...) (23 years ago, 26-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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