Re: Alignment

[Jerry Croucher <croucher@eos.net>]

I believe you can see a picture of that condition on Blau's
opening page. http://www.audiquattroparts.com/

Jerry

Phil Payne wrote:

> In message <000d01bf16c9$c4843720$59916420@fremontpeak> bbell@surview.com writes:
>
> > Seems everyone agrees the torsen can shift torque rapidly from one axle to
> > another. Everyone also seems to agree that front drivers tend to understeer
> > and rear drivers are more prone to oversteer. Then *why* do we have such a
> > hard time getting agreement that the shifting torque (F/R)will transfer
> > behavior from Understeer to oversteer? This does not seem to be a great leap
> > of logic to my small mind.
>
> I agree.  Except that (at least on both of my Torsen cars) it flat
> doesn't happen.  Bear the situation in mind - a car very close to the
> limit and under power.  Classic understeer is simply the front axle
> starting to slip - the Torsen then shifts power backwards and the
> result is that the rear slips by the same amount - classic understeer
> then becomes a graceful and predictable four-wheel drift.
>
> In this situation, you can simply centre the wheel and steer with the
> throttle.  If the car is aligned properly.
>
> --
>  Phil Payne
>  UK Audi quattro Owners Club
>  Phone: 07785 302803   Fax: 0870 0883933