[Shelby]

probably a stupid question but im still new to everything and dunno if it should do it but i jacked up the rear end of the LJ50 to get the wheels off for 2stroker to pickup tomorrow and if i turn 1 in a forwad direction the other goes the opposite way??? why is that?

[zuki]

Cause it's an open diff........

[Shelby]

like i said i know nothing about 4wd's this is my first.

[steve]

oops , to many drinks

[Scrawny]

steve wrote:

oops , to many drinks

That's awesome Steve!! Had to use it as my sig

[steve]

it made sense on Jimmy No.8 , but i'm on Jimmy No 9 now and i don;t understand it at all.

[DMAC]

Don't listen to them Shelby they're not helping.

Google differentials and teach yourself.

Try this link. http://www.howstuffworks.com/differential.htm

[Scrawny]

That site is awesome!!

[DMAC]

ScrawnC wrote:

That site is awesome!!

Did you learn how a diff works Scawn?

[zuki]

steve wrote:

[That's awesome Steve!! Had to use it as my sig

Don't know what he's on.

This is how it works, tailshaft drives diff pinion which drives the crown wheel gear, it is bolted to a hemisphere, inside the rear hemisphere is 2 side gears these are each driven by either axle, there is also 4 star gears, 2 off them run on the side gears, the other 2 run at 90degrees to side gear but they mesh with the 2 running on side gears. so when axle turns forward, first side gear it turns star gear which is meshed to star gear at 90degrees which then turns the star gear meshed to other side gear causing it to turn opposite direction. Far out that is hard to explain in writing.

PS thats what lockers do lock the axles side both wheel have equal drive and turn the same direction and same revolutions regardless of whether a wheel is off the ground or not.

David

[Scrawny]

DMAC wrote:

ScrawnC wrote:

That site is awesome!!

Did you learn how a diff works Scawn?

I liked Steves version better

[DMAC]

ScrawnC wrote:

DMAC wrote:

ScrawnC wrote:

That site is awesome!!

Did you learn how a diff works Scawn?

I liked Steves version better

Yer but it's based around why zuks generate awsome power using the circle spin ratio, of the reverse circlular motion spinning the wheel the other way from the drive shaft. Not how the diff actually works.

[Scrawny]

Yeah see!!! Sounds heaps better!!

[steve]

hey stop using my reverse circle spin motion theory, i think i should copyright it .

[lump_a_charcoal]

zuki wrote:

4 star gears

I upgraded mine to 5 star gears... Cost a bit but looks much better.

[steak_knife]

DMAC wrote:

ScrawnC wrote:

DMAC wrote:

ScrawnC wrote:

That site is awesome!!

Did you learn how a diff works Scawn?

I liked Steves version better

Yer but it's based around why zuks generate awsome power using the circle spin ratio, of the reverse circlular motion spinning the wheel the other way from the drive shaft. Not how the diff actually works.