Re: [ihc] Dual wheel bearings

[bearbvd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Hermann)]

At 4:18 PM 5/10/04, Ryan Moore wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Grammer" <jgrammer@domain.elided>
>To: <ihc@domain.elided>
>>
>> Ah, professor....please elucidate, this is most counter-intuitive ;0
>>
>> Understood about the relative positions of bearing and contact patch,
>> however that contact patch acts on the bearings through a greatly
>lengthened
>> lever arm(distance from bearings to wheel mounting surface). What are we
>> missing?
>>
>> Jim
>>
>
>There is a corresponding arm, in the opposite direction from the wheel
>mounting surface, to the contact area where the tire is.  The two arms
>cancel out.   There is no arm which the contact patch acts on the bearings
>from in the direction you are thinking.  The contact patch is still centered
>over the bearings and thus there is no "greatly lengthened arm."
>
>-Ryan
>
Oh ^%^#$ !!! If I give Ryan an 'A' for this reply, then I'd be ACTING like
the dirty name Jim called me !!

But he DOES deserve one !!

Greg :-)