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In news:[email protected],
Alistair Bell <[email protected]> blithered:
> GbH wrote:
>> Pardon me for going off topic a bit and showing my ignorance.
>>
>> Diff Lock?
>> LRs are 4x4, all 4 wheels driven. The diff lock lever locks the
>> transfer box, yes? The axel diffs are not so locked. According to my
>> understanding in slippy conditions this will result in 2x4. On each
>> axel the one wheel on firm(er) ground will remain stationary and the
>> other spin, So with the diff lock applied we have potentially all
>> power going to 2 out of 4 wheels neither of which has any grip. IIUC
>> all the power (torque) will go to the wheels with the least grip.
>> Exactly the opposite of what we want.
>> Tell me I'm wrong, please!
>>
>>
> Nope, thats the one, without the centre diff locked one spinning wheel
> results in landrover not going anywhere, lock the centre diff and you
> need two spinning wheels (one on each axle) and you won't go anywhere.
> So if you drop on side into a ditch or get cross axled you still ain't
> going anywhere.
>
> Alistair
>
> <awaits correction...>
Ah, so I'm not losing it. Now the axel diffs are interchangeable, so if they're
both the same way up, the crown wheels will be such that the two wheels slipping
with be diagonally opposite each other?
--
UR SHGb02 &ICMFP
If Your specification is vague or imprecise, you'll likely get what you
asked for not what you want
Alistair Bell <[email protected]> blithered:
> GbH wrote:
>> Pardon me for going off topic a bit and showing my ignorance.
>>
>> Diff Lock?
>> LRs are 4x4, all 4 wheels driven. The diff lock lever locks the
>> transfer box, yes? The axel diffs are not so locked. According to my
>> understanding in slippy conditions this will result in 2x4. On each
>> axel the one wheel on firm(er) ground will remain stationary and the
>> other spin, So with the diff lock applied we have potentially all
>> power going to 2 out of 4 wheels neither of which has any grip. IIUC
>> all the power (torque) will go to the wheels with the least grip.
>> Exactly the opposite of what we want.
>> Tell me I'm wrong, please!
>>
>>
> Nope, thats the one, without the centre diff locked one spinning wheel
> results in landrover not going anywhere, lock the centre diff and you
> need two spinning wheels (one on each axle) and you won't go anywhere.
> So if you drop on side into a ditch or get cross axled you still ain't
> going anywhere.
>
> Alistair
>
> <awaits correction...>
Ah, so I'm not losing it. Now the axel diffs are interchangeable, so if they're
both the same way up, the crown wheels will be such that the two wheels slipping
with be diagonally opposite each other?
--
UR SHGb02 &ICMFP
If Your specification is vague or imprecise, you'll likely get what you
asked for not what you want
