thank you for the replies, The only problem with using a formula from a book is that I don't know the actual strength of the material of the gear. I know that it is Rockwell C 35. Anyone with automotive experience may know what they make their gears out of?
thanks
Peter Ruggiero
hi, im designing a gearbox for a small off-road car, with just two shafts, input and output using spur gears. I pulled a pair of gears from an atv, which are perfect for me, light weight and the ratio I want, 3.33:1. My concern is I don't know if they will hold up, the input shaft will see a...
I need to design a driveshaft, that when in first gear needs to transmit 500ft-lbf. My ideal shaft would be light weight as I am trying to cut down as much as I can on rotational interia and mass. What I did was a static FEM analysis clamping one end with 0 degrees of freedom and applying the...
