kieron said:
nad was asking which shaft is the shorter one, drivers side shaft is short
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dont know what drugs your on matey but send some to me :shock: , that was one odd post you just put up :lol:
You'd have to see what the box/transfer box looks like stripped down to see what he means
I'll try to explain (lh/rh from driverseat)
the lh drive shaft connects into the lh side of the centre diff which is located in the rear of the gearbox
the rh drive shaft connects into the rh side of the front diff which is located in the rh side of the transfer box
the front diff is driven by another drive shaft which is built into the front diff (this is the long shaft that comes out of the transfer box)this shaft comes out of the transfer box through the middle of the centre diff and transfer box drive and connects into the lh side of the centre diff which is right by the connection for the lh side driveshaft and also where the viscous coulping is located.
the drive for the transfer box comes off the rh side of the centre diff where it connects into the transfer box the transfer box turns the drive 90 degrees to face rearwards wear it goes out the flange at the back of the transfer box to the rear wheels, this is all the transfer box does just turns the drive 90 degrees through a set of gears nothing else
Now depending on what way you look at it will say which driveshaft is longer.
the lh driveshaft has the shortest run to the actual drive but the longest run to the front diff
the rh drive shaft has the shortest run to the front diff but the longest run to the actual drive confused :?: you and me both lol
My understanding of the system is that the centre diff basically drives/controls the lh front wheel and the rh front wheel is driven/controlled by the front diff which gets it drive from the centre diff
the centre diff seems to control both the slip to the rear wheels and both fronts as the lh driveshaft is connected into the lh side of the centre diffs viscous coulping and the rh driveshaft (to the front diff) connects to the rh side of the viscous coulping, the right hand side of the viscous coupling is also connected to the drive for the transfer box through the gears of the centre diff :?
which means (I think anyway lol ) that the front lh wheel gets the majority of the power due to being connected to the centre diff meaning that it will get the most torque thrown at it and hence will spin the easiest if that makes sense at all :?:
If it doesn't fo'ok off :lol: