Posted: 4/2/2005 6:26:12 PM EDT
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Why cant we adapt a driveline from a piece of farm equipment to replace the CV joints and what not in an IFS system on a truck? They need grease, but dont need a fragile rubber boot to protect them all the time... look pretty beefy too... So whats the hold up? I do know most tractors are pushing 60 PTO HP... so maybe they cant support the HP a vehicle puts out? |
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On your IFS right now, there are CV joints. These are Constant Velocity joints. Meaning, that regardless of driveline angle, they will spin at exactly the same speed. A universal joint, on the other hand, will not have a constant velocity. Even if the input shaft velocity is constant, the output shaft(after the U-joint) will have a sinisoidal(wobbly) velocity. At high speeds it will not work. If you are just making a trail rig <10mph it should be ok. Sorry. Nice idear though. |