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DIY SW Yoke revisited... many years later, questions again.
1UP:
The base of the yoke is setup similarly to the hub. A tube running out the bottom of the hub runs thru some kind of sleeve bearing, into the base, where another gear is mounted. Another thumb screw is threaded into the metal collar on the large gear, and this acts both as a stop and an attachment point for 2 more springs.
While the spring and thumbscrew arrangement works pretty well, it is noisy. The hooks on the spring ends tend to rub and bind on the eyelets and the thumbscrew, and the springs pop and echo within the housing quite loudly. Torsion springs seem to be the way to go here.
1UP:
Two more pics I thought would be useful. These show how the hub is connected to the steering shaft. Another shaft collar is screwed onto the bottom of the hub enclosure's lid. Two screws go thru the lid into tapped holes on end of the collar. The collar is secured to the shaft with a set screw. Again, pretty solid concept, but I would prefer 3 or 4 screws to secure the shaft to the lid to prevent wobbling, and possibly a second collar on the inside of the lid attached to a slightly longer shaft for more stability and strength.
rbarr110:
Thanks for the photos. When I get a bit further down the road I'll post up some photos of what I am trying to do.
rbarr110:
1Up - can you do me one more favor when you get a chance....
Can you give me the total width between the handles (not including handles) on the assembly?
Since you own it, and I assume used it, was the width comfortable, too wide etc? Also the handles look vertical where the original yoke had a slight inward tilt toward (rotation around the Z axis) /-----\ vs |----|
Thanks
1UP:
--- Quote from: rbarr110 on June 02, 2009, 01:49:29 pm ---1Up - can you do me one more favor when you get a chance....
Can you give me the total width between the handles (not including handles) on the assembly?
Since you own it, and I assume used it, was the width comfortable, too wide etc? Also the handles look vertical where the original yoke had a slight inward tilt toward (rotation around the Z axis) /-----\ vs |----|
Thanks
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Yep the width is fine, not much different than the original width I think, I'll measure that tonight. But the handles are 90o vertical, so in that regard they are pretty uncomfortable. That's one of the reasons I'm tearing it apart. Originally I was just going to try and bend the shaft a bit, but with the wobbly x-axis and the noisy springs, I decided to do a complete rework. Looking on Mcmaster right now for a suitable enclosure, but if I can't find anything I've got some sheet metal left over that I might just cut up for a custom job. My goal is to fit everything in the hub, both axes, so there is no huge shaft underneath to worry about mounting. I think it is doable.
BTW, I used to own an original yoke (sold to Paigeoliver! :'( ) so I've got some experience under the hood with it. Actually that was the first ever DS hack. :) It was awesome, but just a little too heavy and bulky for my setup.
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