Hi, friends.
I finaly finished working drive axles:
First I filled brake chamber mounting holes (consider teir location wrong) and made new ones :
Here is how they should be from Cruiseliner broshure.
I here is how I made camel back suspension. 0,8 styrene strips were used for springs:
Here I cut original suspension for axle brackets and center point hub.
I found Mack Center point suspension on line:
Here is the jig to glue and shape springs:
The idea is: spring ends sit inside brackets free. Pins (marked with red circles) are hold springs in place:
Of course we need working shock absorbers here. So I used brass tubes:
Billets:
Shock absorber:
Here is the jig to solder a lug to bigger tube:
Tubes a little smaller in diametr, but slide each other perfectly:
I didn't like kit's cardan shafts:
So I modified one. Cooper wire, cooper sheet, brass tube and plastic rod were used:
Here are cross pieces and U-brackets:
Feel the difference:
The result:
The other hand:
All driving wheels are touching the ground :
Here is U-bolts on front axle :
