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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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Default BEST! Differential Explanation Vid!

So was curious on how exactly differentials work... and i found the godfather of differential videos. I hope they put this as a sticky or faq

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Jhr...eature=related
 
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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 10:13 PM
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good find
 
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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 10:26 PM
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i know right
 
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 12:09 AM
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I feel smarter already.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 12:13 AM
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hahah classic, reminds me of my grandfather when they made that diff outta sticks. me and my grandfather used to make things out of random stuff, those were fun times
good info too
 
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 12:15 AM
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH. that's pretty darn cool.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 12:28 AM
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explain a trutrac because I can't comprehend how it works!
 
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 10:06 AM
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Amazing and informative! Good job Sinus. You da man. haha. Thats my new knowledge for the day.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 05:49 PM
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@kx250
a true trac is use by helical gears. and when one wheel rotates and one wheel is stuck the gears counteract each other and push against each other not letting the free spinning wheel spin.
when 1 wheel reaches i wasnna say 200 Ft. lbs. of torque it will lock and spin both tires.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by brettj2408
@kx250
a true trac is use by helical gears. and when one wheel rotates and one wheel is stuck the gears counteract each other and push against each other not letting the free spinning wheel spin.
when 1 wheel reaches i wasnna say 200 Ft. lbs. of torque it will lock and spin both tires.
So pretty much it is badass. Im getting one put in friday!
 
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