I've reimagined the front axle hub, keeping our machine shop captain's advice to run the axle directly into the hub of the front tire. Instead of one, solid machined piece, the bracket is now 5 plates welded together. The bearing that supports the CV would be pressed into the outer plate. The outer plate includes mounting holes for brake calipers. An eye bolt is positioned at the necessary pivot point.
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The bracket would sit on head bearings (from bicycle necks) and secured to the wheel frame.
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I added rabbits to the mating parts so that everything self-aligns when it's clamped together for welding. Here it is with the tire on:
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Mounting the tire hub still needs more research. I need to see if the hub has enough material to cut splines into, which would mate to the CV joint's spline shaft.
If all that can work, it'll still need a long bolt to clamp everything together. That would need to be turned on the lathe.
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