[ARCHIVED THREAD] - How Differential Gear Works (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 7/13/2013 11:09:30 AM EDT
This is explained so well even an idiot like me understands it. 
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How about this one. How a manual transmission works. http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2013/02/01/tech-101-how-gears-work/  |
  100% bone stock s10 crew cab. GM placed the vent tube in the same spot as the extended cabs because the crew is on a extended cab frame. The bad part is the vent on the crew sits sideways between the cab and the bed allowing rain water to roll into the diff. And here is the shit that came out of the rear diff.  |
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Quoted: And with an open differential, all the power goes to the free moving wheel, therefore if you're stuck with one wheel spinning, you won't get out as that free wheel has no traction. Enter locking differentials or limited-slip in those situations.  Vinny Gambini: And why not? What is positraction? Mona Lisa Vito: It's a limited slip differential which distributes power equally to both the right and left tires. The '64 Skylark had a regular differential, which, anyone who's been stuck in the mud in Alabama knows, you step on the gas, one tire spins, the other tire does nothing. [the jury members nod, with murmurs of "yes," "that's right," etc] |
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You all may laugh but that actually taught me something I'm an ME, and while I knew that material, it was better explained in that video than in most other instructional sources I've seen and used. 
ME here as well and I completely agree. Simplicity is beauty and that is routinely forgotten in today's world. |
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You all may laugh but that actually taught me something I'm an ME, and while I knew that material, it was better explained in that video than in most other instructional sources I've seen and used.
ME here as well and I completely agree. Simplicity is beauty and that is routinely forgotten in today's world. Some people barely understand carriers and spider gears, their heads would explode if they saw a Torsen or Quaife 
I've rebuilt all kinds, and some are more...involved than others...
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The sad part, the last factory in the US that made Hyperboloid gears (input shaft and main drive ring) closed 3 years ago. Now, all the new gears come from China/Japan/elsewhere.
Sure, CNC can make gears, but at a higher cost than a dedicated gear cutting setup. |
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The sad part, the last factory in the US that made Hyperboloid gears (input shaft and main drive ring) closed 3 years ago. Now, all the new gears come from China/Japan/elsewhere. Sure, CNC can make gears, but at a higher cost than a dedicated gear cutting setup. I drive by Richmond Gear every day, pretty sure they're still open and cranking out ring and pinion gears... http://www.richmondgear.com/ |
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The sad part, the last factory in the US that made Hyperboloid Hypoid gears (input shaft and main drive ring) closed 3 years ago. Now, all the new gears come from China/Japan/elsewhere. Sure, CNC can make gears, but at a higher cost than a dedicated gear cutting setup. 
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The sad part, the last factory in the US that made Hyperboloid Hypoid gears (input shaft and main drive ring) closed 3 years ago. Now, all the new gears come from China/Japan/elsewhere. Sure, CNC can make gears, but at a higher cost than a dedicated gear cutting setup. I was going to let him slide on that one. |
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The sad part, the last factory in the US that made Hyperboloid Hypoid gears (input shaft and main drive ring) closed 3 years ago. Now, all the new gears come from China/Japan/elsewhere. Sure, CNC can make gears, but at a higher cost than a dedicated gear cutting setup. Spell check, I forgot how I mistyped it.
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Quoted: Quoted: I like how they talk about not having the hump in the floor for the driveshaft. We are so used to seeing it now, front wheel drive cars still have them. Exhaust still has to go somewhere, and with the low floorpans, it can't fit under your feet... where's it go on RWD sports cars? |
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Somebody needs to post the "I welded my spider gears, and now my diff doesnt work" pic... http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2009/02/340x_Welded-Differential.jpg
Nice welding project there. lol |
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I like how they talk about not having the hump in the floor for the driveshaft. We are so used to seeing it now, front wheel drive cars still have them. Exhaust still has to go somewhere, and with the low floorpans, it can't fit under your feet... where's it go on RWD sports cars? Well on every RWD car I've ever had, it went down the same tunnel as the driveshaft, underneath it on the last two, actually, since they were IRS. |
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And with an open differential, all the power goes to the free moving wheel, therefore if you're stuck with one wheel spinning, you won't get out as that free wheel has no traction. Enter locking differentials or limited-slip in those situations. Vinny Gambini: And why not? What is positraction? Mona Lisa Vito: It's a limited slip differential which distributes power equally to both the right and left tires. The '64 Skylark had a regular differential, which, anyone who's been stuck in the mud in Alabama knows, you step on the gas, one tire spins, the other tire does nothing. [the jury members nod, with murmurs of "yes," "that's right," etc] Excellent reference. I may just watch my cousin in action. 
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Diffs work until one day the goodies come out , then you buy a 9 inch Hahaha. This. No doubt Ford 9" is a nice setup in general, but it still uses the same principles explained in the OP's film strip. It's just a stout version. Of course, if you're really serious then you might look at something more, like, say, an AAM 11.5... 
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Quoted: Quoted: Somebody needs to post the "I welded my spider gears, and now my diff doesnt work" pic... http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2009/02/340x_Welded-Differential.jpg What is the story on this great idea? |
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Somebody needs to post the "I welded my spider gears, and now my diff doesnt work" pic... http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2009/02/340x_Welded-Differential.jpg
What is the story on this great idea? The one in the pic is either a club or a boat anchor. |
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This is explained so well even an idiot like me understands it.
Skip to 1:50 to begin the explanation. Video Link That's magnificent! Great find. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Somebody needs to post the "I welded my spider gears, and now my diff doesnt work" pic... http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2009/02/340x_Welded-Differential.jpg What is the story on this great idea? Yeah, what in the ever living fuck is that all about? |
