Design and Development of New Spicer S400-S Tandem Axle 952667
The design objective of the Spicer S400-S axle program was to develop a light weight, lower torsional vibration, long life tandem drive axle for the heavy truck industry. This was accomplished with the incorporation of a number of new product features and technical advancements, both in design and manufacturing. These include:
reduced standouts for improved interaxle driveline angles
use of finite element analysis
fixed pinion mounting
optimization of lube flow and direction of lubrication
optimized gear design for improved strength and noise reduction.
This paper focuses on these features and also on the development process for the axle, including the use of simultaneous engineering. Utilizing simultaneous engineering, the S400-S was developed from concept to full production in fifteen months.
Citation: Beakas, M., Bansal, A., Peppler, S., and Anderson, S., "Design and Development of New Spicer S400-S Tandem Axle," SAE Technical Paper 952667, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/952667. Download Citation
Author(s):
Mark Beakas, Anil Bansal, Steven Peppler, Scott Anderson
Affiliated:
Dana Corp.
Pages: 7
Event:
International Truck & Bus Meeting & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1995 Transactions: Journal of Commercial Vehicles-V104-2
Related Topics:
Finite element analysis
Optimization
Heavy trucks
Gear lubricants
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