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Posted by Jeff H. on Mon Nov 27 02:45:28 2006, in response to Wheel Axels, posted by Fulton Frank on Sun Nov 26 08:12:36 2006. It would be a maintenance nightmare for very little gain inperformance. 1) You would need to introduce a differential with planetary gears. 1A) You know what happens when one wheel of an automotive differential slips: the other wheel loses torque. Would you introduce a limited- slip differential? Imagine how expensive and troublesome that would be considering the torque involved. 2) Having the wheels pressed solidly onto a rigid axle serves another important point that nobody mentioned yet: track geometry. If the axle were split, how would you maintain the wheelset gauge? All that lateral force would be on the thrust bearings of the differential. PCC cars have right-angle hypoid drive which looks like an automotive differential but it is a solid axle and no planetary gears. |
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