Differentials 101

Discussion in '1947-1954' started by Bill Hanlon, Dec 9, 2008.

  1. Bill Hanlon

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    Bill, I love it! Lightbulbs finally came on! Thanks for sharing this.

    Howard
     
  3. ol' chebby

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    very cool. Now hows a positraction work?????? It just does. ...Joe Dirt
     
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    That was great ! :)

    I love the simplicity of these old films as they stress knowing theory before teaching you how to fix it......;)

    You'll all be amused to know that I used to ride with The Victor Mc Laglen Stunt & Drill Team on my PanHead....... :p

    Victor Mc Lglen was a famous movie star in the 20's & 30's .

    I love the ' Artillary ' wheels on that Chevy .

    THANX for sharing this ! . I studied as many of these old fimls as I could in my youth , striving to be a better mechanic .
     
  5. Larrys 48

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    Awesome - Thanks Bill - I always wondered what all those gears were doing!
     
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    I want hubcaps like the ones at the end. The answer to the positrac question, by the way is "sort of".
     
  7. vwnate1

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    Posi Trac

    The short answer is : there's a small clutch pack in the middle of the diffy carrier .

    This is why no one ever wants to yank out used PosiTrac rear ends , they think the clutches will always be worn out , I disagree as they're still only $75.00 drum to drum @ P-A-P :rolleyes:
     
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    Now that actually makes sense!

    Thanks Bill! That's the first explanation of a differential that my feeble mind could actually understand! I always wondered why someone didn't win a Nobel for it!

    Bob
     

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