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Re: What's the difference?
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:20:37 GMT
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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:
> "Maico Arts" <lego@t-hok.nl> wrote in message news:JADAwy.296@lugnet.com...
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> > Hello Steve,
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > The splitter is in front of the gearbox (between engine and gearbox)
> > The range change is behind the gearbox
> >
> > I hope this clears up things...
> >
> > Greetings,
> > Maico Arts
> >
> > Steve Lane <stevenrobertlane@ schreef:
> >
> > > Between a splitter and a range change on a truck gearbox?
> > >
> > > 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
> > >
> > >
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> 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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| (...) I've read all the replies and they seem to contradict each other, so I think I'll further define my question. If the splitter is an add on in front of the gear box how does it's internal mechanism give a ratio half way in between the gears. (18 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| "Maico Arts" <lego@t-hok.nl> wrote in message news:JADAwy.296@lugnet.com... (...) 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 (...) (18 years ago, 18-Dec-06, to lugnet.technic)
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