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Nee wat ek gee nie om nie maar julle het lyk my vir arme Kiggs wat van Uganda af is en seker nie eers Afrikaans verstaan verwilder met julle twak pratery in afrikaans, ek sien hy was nog nie terug nie
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Nog n idee, los dit as is en ons maak seker dat ons nie in die toekoms off topic gaan nie al word ons uitgelok om dit te doen.
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Piet gaan nog rugby praatjies op die site verbied.
Want die WP/Bulle oorlog 'hijack' die posts
Bennie, as jy wil moet jy dalk die "off topic oorlog" op jou thread net move na n ander plek.
Want jy het baie moeite gedoen met die artikel, nou word hy 'gehijack'
Want die WP/Bulle oorlog 'hijack' die posts
Bennie, as jy wil moet jy dalk die "off topic oorlog" op jou thread net move na n ander plek.
Want jy het baie moeite gedoen met die artikel, nou word hy 'gehijack'
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Kaspaas wrote:Nope ek stoot eerder 'n Dacia bakkie voor EK die bulle support
Daar sal gelukkig geen deklerasie wees nie ek sit en kyk eerder na n hilux en loop maar waar ek wil wees voor ek dit doen 8)ToyX4 wrote:ek ry eerder n Land Rover of n Nissan, of nog erger n Ford, voor
ek die Bulle support
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Nope ek stoot eerder 'n Dacia bakkie voor EK die bulle support.. hehehehehe :D :D :D
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Bennie, ek ry eerder n Land Rover of n Nissan, of nog erger n Ford, voorbenhur wrote:As jy en Riaan Eric en Gordon nou virrie bulle begin skree kan ons altyd 'n plan maakNiel wrote:Nice Bennie, help the oukes like myself. Maybe the oukes that knows must write articals as if they are rebuilding a SFA and post it. Man that will be awsome.
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Nee jy sal eers 'n deklarasie moet opstel en onderteken dat jy van nou af lewenslank 'n Bul/Blou Bul ondersteuner is en alle WP/Stormers affiliasies/bande onderbreek, afsweer ensovoorts, Plak dit hierop dan gesels ons weer.
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Ek het mos na die Bennie bug op die forum losgelaat is Tel dit dan nie 8)
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As jy en Riaan Eric en Gordon nou virrie bulle begin skree kan ons altyd 'n plan maakNiel wrote:Nice Bennie, help the oukes like myself. Maybe the oukes that knows must write articals as if they are rebuilding a SFA and post it. Man that will be awsome.
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Nice Bennie, help the oukes like myself. Maybe the oukes that knows must write articals as if they are rebuilding a SFA and post it. Man that will be awsome.
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its a pleasureScooter wrote:Very informative article Bennie, thanks for putting in the time and effort to help. :D
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Very informative article Bennie, thanks for putting in the time and effort to help. :D
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Bennie wou net al ses sy sterre inkleur
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Thanks Bennie :!:
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4x4 Axle configurations
In this article, I will discuss the 2 main types of axles in use in 4x4 vehicles today namely solid axles and independent axles. There are also a third type in use called portal axles but this configuration is used seldom, normally only in off-road trucks like the Mercedes Unimog truck, but I will not discuss them as they are not really relevant to the target audience of this article.
In all vehicles, the driving wheels are attached to axles that facilitate power delivery to the wheels. Most vehicles’ axles contain a differential in the centre of the axle to allow the differences in rotational speeds between the left and right wheels to be absorbed or cancelled out. This difference in speeds occur when the vehicle does not move in a straight line and the wheel inside the turn move slower due to a shorter path travelled compared to the outer wheel that travels a longer path.
The Differential is the centre portion of the axle and contains the following components:
The casing that holds all the pieces intact is called the diff carrier (G)
On imported differentials the triangular piece at the bottom of the picture including the diff mechanism (carrier, gears, pinion and bearings) can screw loose separately and this is called the 3rd-member.
The input shaft is called the pinion (A) and the gear at the end is called the pinion gear (B)
The rotation from the prop shaft that is connected to the pinion rotates the pinion gear which in turn drives the ring gear or crown wheel (C)
Attached to the crown wheel is the spider gears or sometimes called planetary gears (D)
The spider gears in turn drive the side gears and this is the heart of the differential system. This setup will allow rotational speed differences to be absorbed or cancelled out by the spider gears. If both wheels rotate at the same speed, then the spider gears stand still and the side gears and crown wheel turn in unison. A differential lock can be installed into the carrier which will lock the side gears and crown wheel together and will cause equal power transfer to both wheels, if one of them were to loose traction.
Read the article on http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential.htm which explains differentials in more detail.
Check out these cool animations which show a differential while the vehicle is driving straight and when it is turning
http://static.howstuffworks.com/flash/differential.swf
The side gears drive the wheels via the side shafts. There are a few diff configurations in use.
The first is a solid rear axle also called a rear beam axle and does not have any rotational joints attached to the side shafts .
The side shaft covers or beams (H), the centre portion, also referred to as the pumpkin, and the wheel hubs (K) are one solid piece.
The next configuration is a solid front axle or front beam axle.
In this case the beams and the pumpkin is still a solid unit but at the ends there are swivel hubs that allows the steering wheels in front of the vehicle to be turned left or right.
In order to facilitate this turning movement in the side shaft while it is rotating, rotational joints (J) are placed at the ends of the side shafts and connects the stub axles to the side shafts. These joints can either be universal joints as used in DANA axles, Birfield joints as used in the Toyota solid front axles or constant velocity (CV) joints as used in most vehicles with independent front or rear suspension
The next configuration is a independent rear axle
In this configuration, the hubs and side shafts move independently from the pumpkin that is fixed to the vehicle, so it remains stationary while the wheels and side shafts move independently.
To be able to achieve this, two rotational joints (normally CV joints) are placed at the ends of the side shaft. The inner CV (I) connects the side shaft to the diff and the Outer CV (J) connects the side shaft to the sub axle.
In this configuration the side shafts are often exposed.
The next configuration is an independent front axle
The independent front axle works just as the independent rear axle, except that it also have swivel hubs at the ends like the solid front axle to facilitate steering of the vehicle.
In all vehicles, the driving wheels are attached to axles that facilitate power delivery to the wheels. Most vehicles’ axles contain a differential in the centre of the axle to allow the differences in rotational speeds between the left and right wheels to be absorbed or cancelled out. This difference in speeds occur when the vehicle does not move in a straight line and the wheel inside the turn move slower due to a shorter path travelled compared to the outer wheel that travels a longer path.
The Differential is the centre portion of the axle and contains the following components:
The casing that holds all the pieces intact is called the diff carrier (G)
On imported differentials the triangular piece at the bottom of the picture including the diff mechanism (carrier, gears, pinion and bearings) can screw loose separately and this is called the 3rd-member.
The input shaft is called the pinion (A) and the gear at the end is called the pinion gear (B)
The rotation from the prop shaft that is connected to the pinion rotates the pinion gear which in turn drives the ring gear or crown wheel (C)
Attached to the crown wheel is the spider gears or sometimes called planetary gears (D)
The spider gears in turn drive the side gears and this is the heart of the differential system. This setup will allow rotational speed differences to be absorbed or cancelled out by the spider gears. If both wheels rotate at the same speed, then the spider gears stand still and the side gears and crown wheel turn in unison. A differential lock can be installed into the carrier which will lock the side gears and crown wheel together and will cause equal power transfer to both wheels, if one of them were to loose traction.
Read the article on http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential.htm which explains differentials in more detail.
Check out these cool animations which show a differential while the vehicle is driving straight and when it is turning
http://static.howstuffworks.com/flash/differential.swf
The side gears drive the wheels via the side shafts. There are a few diff configurations in use.
The first is a solid rear axle also called a rear beam axle and does not have any rotational joints attached to the side shafts .
The side shaft covers or beams (H), the centre portion, also referred to as the pumpkin, and the wheel hubs (K) are one solid piece.
The next configuration is a solid front axle or front beam axle.
In this case the beams and the pumpkin is still a solid unit but at the ends there are swivel hubs that allows the steering wheels in front of the vehicle to be turned left or right.
In order to facilitate this turning movement in the side shaft while it is rotating, rotational joints (J) are placed at the ends of the side shafts and connects the stub axles to the side shafts. These joints can either be universal joints as used in DANA axles, Birfield joints as used in the Toyota solid front axles or constant velocity (CV) joints as used in most vehicles with independent front or rear suspension
The next configuration is a independent rear axle
In this configuration, the hubs and side shafts move independently from the pumpkin that is fixed to the vehicle, so it remains stationary while the wheels and side shafts move independently.
To be able to achieve this, two rotational joints (normally CV joints) are placed at the ends of the side shaft. The inner CV (I) connects the side shaft to the diff and the Outer CV (J) connects the side shaft to the sub axle.
In this configuration the side shafts are often exposed.
The next configuration is an independent front axle
The independent front axle works just as the independent rear axle, except that it also have swivel hubs at the ends like the solid front axle to facilitate steering of the vehicle.