Powertrain axle systems
Bus rear axle systems.
Confident in every situation.
Our axle product portfolio: Efficiency on demand.
Our product range consists of various axle systems. This product range is highly suitable for nearly all bus categories from minibuses through to coaches, in urban areas or overland. We use our customers’ experience, their requirements and demands as an essential precondition in the development and technology of new axle concepts. Our innovative state- of-the-art engineering and our quality-driven plants in Germany give our axles outstanding performance in:
- Durability
- Fuel efficiency
- Quiet operation
Top vehicle manufacturers around the world know they can depend on these features of our axles and the reliability of our services. This leads us to one of the world’s biggest producers of commercial axles.
Convince yourself and discover the advantages of Mercedes-Benz axles.
Confident in every situation.
Product features.
- Wheel-end sizes from 17.5 to 22.5 inches
- Hypoid driven
- Ring Gear Diameter from 325 to 440 mm
- Axle loads from 6.2 to 13 t (per axle)
- Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) from 6.5 to 26 tons
- High fuel efficiency
- Easy maintenance and long oil change intervals
- Long lifetime and quiet operation due to our optimized gear set design
- Additional payload due to weight-optimized design
- Adaption to the transport task through numerous ratio variants
- Maintenance-free wheel hub
- Applicable for front and rear engine configuration
- Fabricated axle housing
- Recommended for minibuses
- For front engine coniguration
Data and Dimensions
- Axle load: 6.2-8.3 t
- Wheel-end size: 17.5 inches
- Brake: disk brake
- Suspension: air springs/steel springs
- Drive type: single reduction/hypoid
- Axle weight: 350 kg (varies depending on configuration)
- A = overall width: 2232-2330 mm
- B = track width: 1760-1775 mm
- C = spring track: 1022 mm
- Ring Gear Diameter: 325 mm
- Fabricated axle housing
- Recommended for medium-duty application
- For front engine coniguration
Data and Dimensions
- Axle load: 7.7-11 t*
- Wheel-end size: 19.5/22.5 inches
- Brake: disk brake/drum brake
- Suspension: air springs/stell springs
- Drive type: single reduction/hypoid
- Axle weight: 541 kg (varies depending on configuration)
- A = overall width: 2350-2489 mm
- B = track width: 1756-1840 mm
- C = spring track: 1022 mm
- Ring Gear Diameter: 390 mm
* 7,7 t Einzelbereifung, 9,2 t Schweizer Breite
- Fabricated axle housing
- Recommended for category city buses and coaches
- With R 440 for front engine configuration
- With RO 440 for rear engine configuration
Data and Dimensions
- Axle load: 11.5-13 t
- Wheel-end size: 22.5 inches
- Brake: disk brake
- Suspension: air springs
- Drive type: single reduction/hypoid
- Axle weight: 683 kg (varies depending on configuration)
- A = overall width: 2419-2482 mm
- B = track width: 1802-1804 mm
- C = spring track: 930/940 mm
- Ring Gear Diameter: 440 mm
Further topics
Truck front axle systems.
Truck rear axle systems.
