pic: Team 3647 West Coast Drive

[Mr. Van]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

The assumption that the bearing blocks must be difficult to make is flawed. They can be dlne really simple and easy.

If I recall, this bearing block assembly has been used by numerous teams (254, 4, 968, 1868, 60, and probably others) for many years - going back to perhaps 2004 or earlier. There must be complete drawings of the part available somewhere...

We have developed an alternative (which may be heavier, I don't know). In the past, we've taken two bearing plates and milled a grove in them above and below the bearing on the "inside". A top and bottom plate was bolted into this groove making a "box" that surrounds the chassis 1" x 2". This keeps everything square. We actually make this "oversized" to allow for adjusting the heights of the wheels as well as their fore/aft position.

- Mr. Van
Coach, Robodox