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Old 01-10-2007, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by It's Just Eric
Heres a diagram...Now, according to the list below, part number 2 of this diagram is the "Visco diff assembly rr"....Would that be the part to replace in this instance?
Well........ that has to be the part, the eagle eyed will already have spotted that there are no conventional differential gears in the rear axle assembly.

It would appear from looking at the diagram that one wheel is directly geared to the input propellor shaft and the other wheel is driven solely by the output of the 'Visco Diff Assembly'.

This implies that there is a maximum 'stalling torque' that can be delivered through this assembly which, if the Wikipedia article is to be believed, decreases over time, and presumably, at the limit, can effectively leave you with drive through only one rear wheel
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