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|image           = Go-kart-drive.scad.png
|designers       = Phil Jergenson, [[User:Tim|Timothy Schmidt]]
|date            = 1987
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|tools           = [[Wrenches]]
|parts           = [[Frames]], [[Nuts]], [[Bolts]], [[End caps]], [[Axial bearings]], [[Keyed shafts]], [[Keys]], [[Shaft collars]], [[Wheel hubs]], [[Wheels]]
|techniques      = [[Tri joints]]
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|reversible      = true
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[[Category:Techniques]]

=Introduction=
A beam axle, rigid axle or solid axle is a dependent suspension design, in which a set of wheels is connected laterally by a single beam or shaft. Beam axles were once commonly used at the rear wheels of a vehicle, but historically they have also been used as front axles in four-wheel-drive vehicles. In most automobiles, beam axles have been replaced with front and rear independent suspensions.

=Challenges=

=Approaches=
======Light duty: Modular go kart drive======
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======Medium duty: Integrated transaxle======
=====Variations=====
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Integrated transaxle w- disc brakes.jpg|[[https://www.aliexpress.com/i/33008542584.html|48V 60V 72V 500W 650W 800W 1000W 1200W Electric Rear Axle Motor 3-Wheel Cargo Engine Electric Rickshaw DC Brushless Motor 100CM]]
Integrated transaxle w- tracks.png|[[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003753267937.html|Rear Axle Four-wheel Snowmobile Electric Go-kart ATV Modified Track Wheel Motor Half Axle Difference Number Tooth Package]]
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======Heavy duty: 9 inch Ford bolt-on rear axle======
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  * housing
  * third member
  * pinion yoke
  * gearset
  * axles
  * bearings

=References=
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_and_axle|Wikipedia: Wheel and axle]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_machine|Wikipedia: Simple machine]]
  * [[https://www.ebay.com/itm/Drift-Trike-Go-Kart-Rear-Live-Axle-Kit-Brake-Assembly-Wheels-Hubs-Sprocket-ATV-/303676601577|Drift trike go kart rear live axle kit]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclekart|Wikipedia: Cyclekart]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go-kart|Wikipedia: Go-kart]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beam_axle|Wikipedia: Beam axle]]
  * [[https://www.truckspring.com/products/FlexiRide-Torsion-Half-Axles-Adjustable-5-45-Inch-Bolt-Circle-Hubs-425-lbs-Capacity__FF-425-2-S.aspx|FlexiRide Torsion Half Axles]]
  * [[https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/9-inch-ford-rearend-strongest-rearend-due-hypoid-distance/|Motortrend.com: The 9-inch Ford Rearend is the Strongest Rearend Out There—It’s All Due to “Hypoid Distance”]]