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Swing-axle

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1

Eine Art von Hinterachse, die am Rad 'fest' ist (das heißt, sie kann nicht nach oben oder unten flexen), aber am Getriebeende nach oben und unten bewegt werden kann. Sie erforderte, dass die Hinterräder in einem Bogen und nicht vertikal bewegt wurden, wenn sie auf Unebenheiten trafen. In einigen Autos (Käfern, Corvairs und einigen frühen Porschen) konnte dies dazu führen, dass das Rad unter das Auto geriet, wenn es mit hoher Geschwindigkeit um eine Ecke bog.

2

A type of rear axle that is 'fixed' at the wheel (that is, it is not able to flex up or down), but is able to move up and down at the transmission end. It required the rear wheels to move in an arc, rather than vertically, when hitting bumps. in some cars (beetles and corvairs and some early porsches), it could cause the wheel to tuck under the car during high speed cornering.

Original Vanagon Dictionary; author uncredited

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  • Re: Dictionary terms

    Historical mailing list · Wed, 04 Jan 95 21:50:20 CST

    ...all had 'swing-axles'. also called T2 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >Whoa, now -- aren't swing axles the ones that have spades on the inner >end, while the...

  • Dictionary terms

    Historical mailing list · Wed, 4 Jan 1995 21:31:13 -0500 (EST)

    ...all had 'swing-axles'. also called T2 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Whoa, now -- aren't swing axles the ones that have spades on the inner end, while the...

  • sway bar?

    Historical mailing list · Wed, 3 May 1995 11:36:34 -0400

    I was looking through some automotive catolog yesterday, and I saw a anti-sway bar or something for old volkswagens with the swing axle...

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