| From: | "Heidi/Nick Hoke" <kingstonhokes-at-comcast.net> |
| Subject: | RE: Axle Seals |
| Date: | Tue, 12 Oct 2004 05:26:57 -0700 |
| Reply-To: | tanks-at-rctankcombat.com |
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The six axles
will run through a length of pipe about 8 inches long, half in the
hull
and half
outside of the craft with the free space inside along the axles pumped full of
lake-friendly
petroleum jelly (not traditional axle grease) and on the outside,
possibly a
second (rotating) sleeve with another pipe section connected to the wheels,
slipping over
the hull axle sleeve pipe that has the axle inside. In theory it should keep the
water out.
If anybody has
any better ideas, I'd love to hear them. A subcontractor is cutting and
welding
the axle hubs
so I will be testing this concept within a month or two. I did get some
waterproof
bearings a
long time ago but securing them to the hull so they fit tight and are waterproof
around
the edges
would be a huge challenge. I thing the ultimate technique is to get
watertight
flanged
bearings, but those are usually really expensive. Unless somebody has a good
source.
Nick
H.
Kingston
Armored Defense Force
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