LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIALS

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LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIALS

• Presented By Stephen Mang

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WHAT TO EXPECT

• Definition of a differential
• Why a differential is needed
• Different kinds of differentials
• Elaboration on limited slip differentials
• Different kinds of limited slip differentials

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WHAT IS A DIFFERENTIAL AND WHY IS IT USED?

• A differential
• Shifts the power from the engine to the wheels
• Acts as a final gear reduction in the system
• Allows the wheels to spin at different speeds
• Why it is used
• Torque must be transferred 90 degrees
• Wheels spin at different speeds during a turn
• Different driving surfaces provide different
  traction

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DIFFERENT DIFFERENTIALS

• There are 3 major types of differentials
• Open differentials
• Locking differentials
• Limited slip differentials

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WHAT IS A LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL?

• Balance between open differentials and locking
  differentials
• Acts as an open differential when cornering
• Acts similar to a locking differential when a
  wheel starts slipping
• Preferred differential due to its versatility

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DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIALS

• Spring and clutch type
• Viscous coupling
• Locking
• TORSEN (TORque SENsing)

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REFERENCES

• auto.howstuffworks.com/differential.htm
• www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk/at_010410.htm
• www.answers.com/topic/limited-slip-differential
• www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/l/li/limite
  d_slip_differential.htm