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Re: Calling all Mechs! (Torque calculations)

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Originally Posted by Jedward45 View Post
Interesting... how would you connect the wheel hub to the live axle? (with our drive train constraints, there isn't room to mold the hub around the end of the bevel gear hub.)
Let's see...

You could put a setscrew through the wheel hub (and into the shaft a little bit).
You could make the hex shaft just enough longer to put a groove for a snap ring on the outside end.
There are probably a couple other ideas for someone to come up with/suggest.

Pretty much, all you'd need to do with the wheel is keep it from sliding off the end of the shaft. A press fit would also help, but could make quick changes a pain if that issue ever came up.
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