Q_Goest,
Thanks for pointing out the clamping force problem. I was totally unaware; I thought that the torque on the hub nut was the total force clamping down on the bearing assembly.
So my next step was to compute this force myself.
I searched many a web sites and finally found a Clamp...
Q_Goest,
You’re right on the mark with your assessment of the drive shaft pressing against the thrust bearing which is pressing against the washer (bearing plate), which is pressing against the outer hub assembly.
With regard to the bearing: it is a three part assembly consisting of two...
Q_Goest,
I have enclosed a cross sectional view in the prior posting (good idea, thanks).
You are correct in the assumption that the hub nut is what bears down on the thrust plate and bearing. I don’t have a thread gauge but I measured the thread diameter to be 0.845 inches and counted 17...
cont. previous post
Continuation,
Photo 4: Steering Knuckle without drive shaft mounted onto brake caliper adapter plate
Note the 0.325 space between the hub assembly and the bottom of the lubrication seal. This is the space the roller bearing assembly and bearing plate will need to fit...
Reply: FredGarvin
Fred,
The plate has an inner cavity 2.883 in diameter and 0.040 in depth. This area is on the bottom of the plate which forms a pocket for the rotating part of the hub assembly – which has the 0.030 lateral play. Due to this cavity I have concerns about deformation of the...
Reply: FredGarvin
Yes, the bearing assembly will be housed inside the steering knuckle;
in-between the machined surface of the driveshaft and the bearing plate I am trying to design (see the attached images of the shafts and the steering knuckle).
Thanks...
The choice of stainless 17-4 seal was a suggestion by a machinist I know.
I was not planning on heat treating the final part (once machined).
The bearing plate will be mounted inside a dodge caravan steering knuckle. The plate will provide a thrust surface to sandwich a 3-piece roller...
I am a trying to work out a design issue that you may be able to help with or maybe point me in the right direction.
I am designing a 17-4 stainless steel plate to be used to support a trust bearing. The dimensions are 3.333 inches in diameter with a 1.20 inch center bore and .097 inches...