Re: Axle Seals

["nembo" <nembo-at-bellsouth.net>]

Thanks, I think I will do a make a sealed free flooding compartment that the idler passes threw and make seals similar to what you have described for the sprockets.

 

Francisco 

----- Original Message -----

From: Heidi/Nick Hoke

To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com

Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 8:26 AM

Subject: RE: Axle Seals

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

-----Original Message-----
From: tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com [mailto:tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com]On Behalf Of nembo
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 3:19 AM
To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
Subject: Axle Seals

What does the SWAMPCAT use to seals its axles?

    

                                                      Francisco