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RE: Limited slip diffs
Sorry, Phil, but it seemed to me the person who responded to me was being
particularly condescending, especially when I had stated what he was
complaining/correcting about. It seems everything else in my post was
correct; if the design of the Torsen diff was the only think I messed up
I'm doing pretty good, because I got the operation of it correct, if not
the method. I thought I read that that's how the Torsen diff worked, but
apparently is is quite similar to the American Detriot True Trac (which
also uses gears to achieve limited slip), the one with fluid is I believe
the new Gerotor diffs used in the new Jeep Grand Cherokee.
If I have offended anyone, I apologize unconditionally.
George Selby
78 F-150 400M, 4 on floor, 4x4
86 Audi 4000CS Quattro
IsuzuG@prodigy.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Payne [SMTP:quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk]
Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 4:52 AM
To: IsuzuG@prodigy.net
Cc: quattro@audifans.com
Subject: RE: Limited slip diffs
In message <01BEBB94.B88F3720.IsuzuG@prodigy.net> "George W. Selby, III"
writes:
> Apparently someone didn't read my original post. Here I have reposted
it,
> because I have clearly explained how a torsen (TORque SENsing
differential)
> operates, as well as other limited slip devices, both under torque and 0
> torque conditions. The first paragraph explains a differential
> distributing torque on the ground, and then describes how you can make it
a
> 0 torque spinning wheel (by lifting it off the ground) The original
> question post asked about a wheel in the air, so that is basically what
my
> response to was. The main difference between a Torsen and a regular
> limited slip are how it accomplishes the task. A Torsen uses a special
> fluid inside the special diff. A regular limited slip uses small clutch
> packs and springs. Some high performance ones use gears that bind
together
> under slippage conditions.
It's not a good idea to criticise someone else for not reading a post,
when you haven't done your own homework. Torsen differentials do NOT
use special fluids - they use a special helical gear assembly.
See http://www.mindspring.com/~audidudi/Torsen.htm
See also the ZEXEL and Gleason corporations' web pages.
--
Phil Payne
UK Audi quattro Owners Club
Phone: 0385 302803 Fax: 0870 0883933