Help Please

[wardkm]

I aquired a frame without a rear axle setup,it has individual brake pedals for each disc on each side. Would a northern tools diff or something similar solve this for me? how should i conect the chain to the axle? I had considered putting a shorter axle on the driver side and a longer on the passenger side and mounting the sprocket to the differential. WOuld this work?? Please let me know at wardkm@live.com Any ideas greatly appreciated.

Kyle Ward

 

[Stratogeezer]

Northern definitely sells live axels and sprockets and the bearing sets that the axel rides on. The two pedal brake system sounds kind of specialized - so someone else will have to comment on that.

Here's my axel/brake setup if this helps as a visual for you. Most of what you see here came from Northern:

 

[TurtleMann14]

two pedal breaks are for brake steering you brake on the inside tire causing the kart to want to steer around the turn

you would need a diff of sorts
a live axle defeats the purpose of dual breaks (unless you want to stop very easily lol)

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Cool- Brakesteer like my tractor! That's unique. I wonder why the builder did that. Sometimes it's used in the offroad/rockcrawling world to achieve steering ability not otherwise possible. Will you keep it that way? If so, you will indeed need a functional differential, which may not be so great for traction, but very cool. On the other hand, if you've got independant brakes on an open diff you can do cool stuff like this- Let's suppose you're stuck there with one tire spinning it's guts out in sand or mud, with the other tire on a hard surface, just sitting there like a dead dog because of the diff. Now- Press the brake on the uselessly spinning side and PRESTO!!! Power will be transferred to the side with traction and off you go!
A rather specialized application to be sure, but cool all the same.

 

[motor_head]

just like a tractor

 

[TOO FAST]

i have a northern tool diff and it works great. The sprocket they sell bolts to the housing
or you can have a machine shop drill one to fit. The diff does have to be supported by
two bearings on each side as it is not designed to handle the weight of the kart.

 

[wardkm]

accidently double posted same msg

 

[wardkm]

I want to keep the brake setup like it is I think it will be kick *** as long as i can find the right axle setup. I posted some photos so maybe you can help me by lookin at it an seeing what u think. Would the northern diff work with the brakes setup like that? Anyway please take a look at these and let me know. http://s982.photobucket.com/albums/ae307/wardkm_album/Gokart%20frame/ If you can please email me at wardkm@live.com it goes straight to my phone so will be a lot easier for me to respond, but if not please post anything you think might help n I will try to check it more often. There are a couple pics of a differential that was an extra part in a deal I made on a couple other karts for my kids would also like to know what you think of it.

 

[TurtleMann14]

for a brake setup like that you want an open differential
any differential should work as long as it can hold the power of the engine

actually come to think of it the kart i picked up a little while back had a diff(forgot about that)
if i can remember i will try and look to see what brand it is

 

[wardkm]

bump. Anyone got anymore ideas?

 

[TurtleMann14]

just set it up like i said and you will be good to go sprocket on the cross pin carrier, not on the axle