Joint and Cardan Shafts

163 Application Guidelines Calculation data Technical Annex  Service Phone Europe  + 49 (0) 71 42 / 353-0  Service Phone North America  + 1 – 2 6 9 / 6 3 7 7 9 9 9 1. Installation and Disassembly as well as Arrangement of Universal Drive Lines 1.1 Installation principles Page 164 1.2 Disassembly Page 165 1.3 Assembly Page 165 1.4 Arrangement configurations Page 166 2. Motion Relationship and Torque 2.1 Rotation angle of a single joint Page 167 2.2 Motion and torque characteristics of a single joint Page 167 2.3 Motion and torque characteristics of a universal joint Page 168 3. Fluctuation Rate 3.1 Single joint Page 169 3.2 Universal joint (2 joints connected in series) Page 169 3.3 Universal joint with more than two joints Page 169 4. Offset Angle Examples Page 170 5. Additional Moments on the Universal Joint; Bearing loads on the input and output shaft 5.1 With Z-arrangement Page 171 5.2 With W-arrangement Page 171 5.3 Caused by axial displacement forces Page 171 6. Fundamental Data for Sizing of Universal Joint 6.1 Torque Page 172 6.2 Shock loads Page 172 6.3 Life expectancy calculation Page 172 6.4 Life expectancy diagram Page 173 6.5 Life expectancy diagram, needle bearing Page 174 6.6 Life expectancy diagram, roller bearing Page 175 6.7 Speed (rpm) and deflection angle Page 176 6.8 Critical speeds Page 176 6.9 Larger tube diameters Page 177 6.10 Tubing diagram Page 177 7. Application Principles for Double Joints for Steering Axles 7.1 Kinematic conditions Page 178 7.2 Center offset value X and maximum slide movement Page 179 7.3 Sizing of Double Joints Page 179 7.4 Loads on the shaft bearing Page 179 7.5 Torque capacity of double joints as a function of deflection angle Page 180 8. Hints for application of universal joints Needle bearing equipped precision cardan shafts, ball and socket cardan shafts, pin and block cardan shafts Page 181 9. Transport and Storage – Installation hints 9.1 Transport and Storage Page 182 9.2 Installation Page 182 10. Safety instructions and Maintenance 10.1 Safety instructions Page 183 10.2 General maintenance information Page 183 10.3 Lubrication guidelines Page 184 10.3.1 Lubricants Page 184 10.3.2. Maintenance-free Cardan Shafts Page 184 10.4 Technical information Page 184 10.5 Control information Page 184