TRIPOD, Temco Auto Parts

Tripod Joint

Tripod Joint is used at the inboard end of car driveshafts, it enables power transmission even in case of angle shifting. Tripod Joint has needle bearing / barrel-shaped rollers mounted on a three-legged spider / three-pointed yoke, instead of balls bearings. These fit into a cup with three matching grooves, attached to the differential. The rollers are mounted at 120-degrees to one another and slide back and forth in tracks in an outer tulip housing.

This three-legged spider with tripod has only limited operating angles, but is able to plunge in and out with a longer distance as the suspension moves. A typical Tripod joint has up to 50 mm of plunge travel, and 26 degrees of angular articulation.

* Spider; Tripod spider transfers the engine power at various angles.

* Ball case; Ball case(Spherical roller) being assembled into housing make stroke actions at various angles inside housing track as wheel rolls.

* Needle rollers; Needle rollers assembled into ball case smoothes spider movement.

Retainer; Retainer being assembled onto spider holds parts in position.

Ring; Ring being assembled into spider groove holds surrounding parts.

TEMCO high quality tripod joint features:

* Made of high-strength tempered and case-hardened steels 20Cr or 20CrMnTi.

* Long life low friction needle bearings improves efficiency.

* Torque capacity is high even at large deflection angles

For more information about TEMCO tripod joint, please download catalogues or contact us

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