Berichtdoor JoostKenya » 24 Dec 2012, 19:47
Wel heel suf, maar dan is het voordiff waarschijnlijk de detroit Locker!
Een detroit locker is namelijk geen sper-diff, maar een ontsper-diff.
In ruststand is dat diff al gelocked. In bochten un-locked de detroit locker op een zodanige manier dat alleen het [strike]buiten[/strike]binnenwiel aangedreven wordt. (het buitenwiel legt meer afstand af)
The Detroit Locker has a mechanical sensor that locks both wheels together as if they were on a solid shaft when the car is going straight, but allows them to turn at different speeds when wheel slip occurs (as happens during cornering).
The locker locks both wheels together when they are rotating at the same speed. When the car turns left and the right wheel is forced to rotate faster than the center of the differential, the locker ‘unlocks’ the right wheel as long as it continues to rotate faster than the center. The locking differential is actually applying drive torque through the inner wheel as the car goes around the corners. An unlocked differential provides the same torque to each wheel, but allows them to rotate at different rates. A locked differential forces each wheel to rotate at the same rate.
This locking process, which is controlled entirely by mechanical means, is crude and often very loud. The car basically switches between the drive coming from one and two wheels as the car corners, which can make the car handling unpredictable. Playing with the throttle (often done to help the car turn) can cause an unpredictable switch. They also make a loud clicking noise when engaging or disengaging. Again, here’s Josh’s take on the differential.