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Re: What's the difference?
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:01:25 GMT
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"Maico Arts" <lego@t-hok.nl> wrote in message news:JADAwy.296@lugnet.com...
> Hello Steve,
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> I would explain it like this:
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> A gearbox with 4 gears forward plus 1 reverse with range change will give
> 4 lower gears and 4 upper gears, thus giving 8 gears forward.
> The splitter makes it possible to split these 8 gears when the truck is
> loaded or when driving uphill.
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> The splitter is in front of the gearbox (between engine and gearbox)
> The range change is behind the gearbox
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> I hope this clears up things...
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> Greetings,
> Maico Arts
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> Steve Lane <stevenrobertlane@ schreef:
> > Between a splitter and a range change on a truck gearbox?
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> > I know what the difference is functionally, what I want to know is the
> > mechanical difference. I've tried Google without much luck.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Steve
This "splitter" may well occur in the differential. When the lever on the
shifter is changed the differential shifts gears giving a lower or higher
ratio to the wheels.
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| Hello Bob, For as far as I can tell this is the line up: motor - clutch - splitter - gearbox - range change - cardan axle - driven axles Greetings Maico Arts Bob Fay schreef: (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| Hello Steve, I would explain it like this: A gearbox with 4 gears forward plus 1 reverse with range change will give 4 lower gears and 4 upper gears, thus giving 8 gears forward. The splitter makes it possible to split these 8 gears when the truck (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-06, to lugnet.technic)
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