posted 08-13-2006 06:45 PM                  

Here's an exploded view of the rear axle, showing all the pieces including the limited slip clutch. All this stuff was made in my garage, except for the bearings, bolts, pins, seals, and springs.

The limited slip clutch uses oil impregnated, sintered bronze plates, onto which torque can be adjusted by screwing the left and right clutch housings together more or less.

Here's what it looks like after assembly.

This is what it looks like on the cart frame. I still have to make an idler sprocket assembly to replace the rubber mallet in the photo.

Here's a front view of the cart frame. Next step is to finish and paint the front axle. Notice the center pivot of the axle, which allows for terrain compensation. The frame is far from finished, but is coming along.