Product category:
Gears, brakes, couplings and engines
News Release from: Belden | Subject: MS20271 and MS20270
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 28 March 2006
Joints and drive shafts customised to
applications
Universal joint manufacturer serves the transport industry with universal joints and drive shaft assemblies for steering and gearchange linkage applications.
Universal joint manufacturer Belden serves the transport industry with universal joints and drive shaft assemblies for various steering and gearchange linkage applications The firm's products are used in applications from racing cars to boats to industrial vehicles
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 25 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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For the racing industry, Belden has developed steering and gearchange linkages focused on the cross and needle bearing design.
Preferred in steering and gearchange linkages for racing cars, the needle bearing universal joint incorporates high strength alloy steel yokes with permanently sealed drawn cup needle bearings and a forged cross.
The joint has rigid axial stiffness for push-pull loads.
Steering and gearchange linkages for racing cars are available in various hub materials including alloy with or without plating, stainless steel, forged steel and extruded aluminium.
Belden custom-manufactures steering assemblies for light duty and recreational vehicles to customers' specifications.
All components for this industry are unique to the type of vehicle and the manufacturer's guidelines.
Customers in this category include manufacturers of electric cars, golf carts, passenger vehicles, all terrain vehicles, industrial maintenance vehicles and utility trucks.
Steering and gearchange linkage components for the special-purpose car industry include joint and drive shaft assemblies custom-engineered to OEM specifications.
Materials used include aluminium for high strength to weight ratios, forgings, various grades of stainless steel and plated alloys.
Belden has engineered high-strength, lighter-weight steering components for the automotive market using multiple axis CNC machinery and engineering systems technology.
The complete line of universal joints includes military-certified universal joints in the MS20271 and MS20270 series that are used in military vehicles, aerospace applications, car racing and other gearchange linkage applications.
Hubs and connecting shafts can be customised.
Materials include alloys, all grades of stainless steel, naval brass and extruded aluminium.
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