help building a steering arm

[SNIPE]

Hi, I have been trying to make a steering arm that can tilt side to side and up and down,

If one of the sides can pivot up and down then it may be ok and does not require an additional hinge for that.

it needs to be able to obvioustly steer the wheels too with no or little play in the hinge of the steering arm (for example if you try and turn a axle that has three univercal joints connected it may hinge in several places and 'go funny' if there is not a sufitnant holding mechanism, it is like a ripple down the uv joints

note that i moved the steering rack up a little but it can be moves up as much as the chassis around it allows. and ntoe that the blue hinges can be taken off if they are not needed in your ideas.

here is the LXF file: http://www.brickshel...ollcage_car.lxf

Here is a photo os the car, the parts it will attach to are blue:

Edited November 21, 2011 by SNIPE

[le60head]

Hello!

Could you please mark the pivot point of the steering arms please?

I am not sure i understand your construction correctly as it is now.

Would be glad to help with what i can :)

[SNIPE]

here is the pivot points that alter the steering arms

they are suspention pivots, steering pivots, and the hinge pivots on the wheel spindle and pivot ball joins on the steering rack

I came up with a univercal joint that only takes up about one hole of space when attached. (around the same width as a technic bush (not the half size one)

it uses the middle bit from one of the technic univerca joints and two tawball socket to pin bricks.howevre it would stll be a struggle to attach it to the steering rack.

Here is the UV joint but with half a technic 4l UV joint attached to the towball socket brick, there should be a towball socket either side instead of the 4l UV joint.

Edited November 23, 2011 by SNIPE