You cannot get play in a VCU, it either works or it seizes The car would work just as well on road with the VCU removed, maybe better.
Only if you were towing it, there wouldn't be any drive to the propshafts with VCU removed.
You cannot get play in a VCU, it either works or it seizes The car would work just as well on road with the VCU removed, maybe better.
Wrong, depends on how you remove it, I plan to fit an empty one.Only if you were towing it, there wouldn't be any drive to the propshafts with VCU removed.
Wrong, depends on how you remove it, I plan to fit an empty one.
So you don't Understand how a differential works? The VCU is just a diff lock, nothing to do with transmitting power to the the front or rear axles which is done by the centre differential.Good luck with that, a bit like removing one drive shaft from each axle and same result.
So you don't Understand how a differential works? The VCU is just a diff lock, nothing to do with transmitting power to the the front or rear axles which is done by the centre differential.
All my previous 4 x 4's had had open centre diffs with a centre diff lock, I don't remember ever having to use the centre diff lock, but then I don't do any serious off road stuff.As i said ok carry on. Hope you know a good towing company if you every get bogged down.
All my previous 4 x 4's had had open centre diffs with a centre diff lock, I don't remember ever having to use the centre diff lock, but then I don't do any serious off road stuff.
Tell me something I don't know. If understanding information is King, it's a shame you don't understand. With 4 wheel TC any spinning wheel is checked with or without the VCU.If you have no diff lock and you get stuck it would allow the axle without traction to get all the power there would effectively be no drive to the none slipping axle. If one wheel on the driven axle has no traction all the power will go through that wheel. The centre diff is just the same as a diff in an axle were if one wheel has no traction no power is sent to the wheel with traction. Without a centre diff lock the front wheels or rear wheels can be driven independent of each other. You can have the rear wheels spinning without driving the front ones. So it is possible to have one wheel spinning on the driven axle which means you are going nowhere. Understanding information is king.
Tell me something I don't know. If understanding information is King, it's a shame you don't understand. With 4 wheel TC any spinning wheel is checked with or without the VCU.
Gosh, you really don't understand how a diff works, or maybe you need specsavers.Yeah but without the VCU in the P38 centre diff there won't be any spinning wheels. Think you had better look at the diagram you posted and understand why that would be so.
what have I started? cheers for the help.
Alleviates boredomChillaxe, it's the norm. op2:
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Ok i give in can't be arsed. Going on holiday Wed night Thursday morning will drop you a card as we fly over.
I found the explanation over the page on how the VCU works more help.
With little differences in speed the jelly stays liquid and the VCU doesn't do anything. When the front and rear shafts spinning speeds are a lot different it heats up and locks solid. So if you could get the jelly out it would never lock. Think that was Datatek's idea.
Of course, as Wammers pointed out, if you hit some mud and you're going to have fun!
Personally I still like the idea of a proper difflock.
Remember the lad with the Bees, that was more than likely his problem. No jelly to transmit the welly.