Simon
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| posted on 14/9/18 at 06:07 PM |
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FWD engine/box and chain drive
Ok, so I was thinking of power unit for a rev trike - something like the 1.0 ecoboost but keep its gearbox.
Does "locking" one driveshaft output and fixing a chain and sprocket to the other (obvs it will need assistance to hold sprocket in
place) sound feasable ?
Cheers
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big_wasa
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| posted on 14/9/18 at 06:13 PM |
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Surley the planet gears in the diff won’t with stand that. Ones I’ve looked at don’t run in bearings.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 14/9/18 at 07:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by big_wasa
Surley the planet gears in the diff won’t with stand that. Ones I’ve looked at don’t run in bearings.
Agreed. I wouldn't expect he diff to last long and it would likely be absorbing a fair bit of power whilst it was working.
You could lock the diff completely and run a chain final drive close to 1:1 I suppose.
[Edited on 14/9/18 by MikeRJ]
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Daf
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| posted on 14/9/18 at 07:16 PM |
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Not sure of the practicalities on a fwd diff - but could you not weld up the diff?
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nick205
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| posted on 17/9/18 at 08:25 AM |
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I've not designed or built a trike myself so a quick question...
Do you intend your trike to be mid engine RWD?
If so is it not easier to use a motorbike engine that's surely already designed for this type of setup?
Another question, does a trike have to have a reverse gear?
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