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Re: Non slip differentials for Mini

To: YCAPTAIN@aol.com
Subject: Re: Non slip differentials for Mini
From: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 10:03:14 -0400
Cam and pawl type diffs tend to be pretty aggressive, hard to drive and 
wear out fast.  The traditional (read what they used in the old days) is 
the Salisbury clutch type diff.  It has the advantage of being rebuildable 
and adjustable to different degrees of slip, but it's not a locking diff, 
it limits slip.  The modern choice would seem to be the Quaife type, with 
all the gears - it seems to be a torque sensing and distributing deal, but 
it wasn't around in the old days although a similar concept diff was 
invented in the 50"s I think, I have no idea about wear, and so on.

Brian



At 09:20 PM 10/28/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello All
>I have a lot of wheel spin in the corners with my Mini when the inside wheel
>lifts and am thinking of buying a Non slip diff to help correct the probelm.
>I would like to hear the pros and cons of adding the NSD from those with
>experence.
>Thanks
>David

Brian Evans
Director, Global Sales
UUNET, An MCI WorldCom Company


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