Axles Chassis Non-driven front axles In order to guarantee the necessary ground clear- ances in construction and offroad operations, the Arocs is usually fitted with straight front axles with a drop of 15 + 10 or 60 + 10. These provide 55 mm and 100 mm more ground clearance respectively than the axle with a drop of 120 + 5 that is used in the Actros and Antos. W33.10-1023-00 Front axle with drum brakes Wheel hub with compact bearing on front axles with drum brakes In contrast to the Actros or Antos, the front axles for the new Arocs are also available with drum brakes. This variant features a newly designed wheel hub with compact bearing.
This makes the hub lighter and easier to maintain; adjustment of the wheel bearing is unnecessary. W33.20-1049-00 Wheel hub with compact bearing Driven front axle on all-wheel drive vehicles The all-wheel drive vehicles are fitted with the plan- etary hub reduction axles familiar from the success- ful Actros with a ring gear diameter of 233 mm. The front axle is only available with drum brakes as a 7.5 t and 9 t variant; the 9 t variant is also avail- able with through-drive for operation as a 2nd front axle on 8x8 vehicles. The ground clearance under the differential is about 347 mm with 315/80 R22.5 tires.
W33.35-1002-00 Front planetary hub reduction axle 50 i Introduction of the New Truck Generation - The New Arocs (Model 964) – This printout will not be recorded by the update service. Status: 01 / 2013 –