the differential is located at the heart of the toyota prius automotive drive train in a car.
the differential is located at the heart of the toyota prius automotive drive train in a car.
where is the differential located in a car?
heart of the toyota prius automotive drive train
although it was uncommon, the drive bands could fall out of adjustment, allowing the car to creep, particularly when cold, adding another hazard to attempting to start the car: a person cranking the engine could be forced backward while still holding the crank as the car crept forward, although it was nominally in neutral. as the car utilized a wet clutch, this condition could also occur in cold weather, when the thickened oil prevents the clutch discs from slipping freely. power reached the differential through a single universal joint attached to a torque tube which drove the rear axle; some models (typically trucks, but available for cars, as well) could be equipped with an optional two-speed ruckstell rear axle shifted by a floor-mounted lever which provided an underdrive gear for easier hill climbing. the heavy-duty "model tt" truck chassis came with a special worm gear rear differential with lower gearing than the normal car and truck, giving more pulling power but a lower top speed (the frame was also stronger; the cab and engine were the same). a model tt is easily identifiable by the cylindrical housing for the worm-drive over the axle differential. all gears were vanadium steel running in an oil bath.
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situated on top of the rear differential is a high pressure, low volume electric pump. this pump pressurizes normal atf (0-288 psi) into the transfer case to engage the clutch pack. this fluid only engages the clutch pack and does not mix with the ns-atf lubricating the tranfercase. the higher the fluid pressure the transfer case is supplied with from the pump, the more the clutch pack engages, enabling the torque to the front wheels to be varied. exiting the transfer case, the front drive shaft runs along the right side of the transmission, into a differential located on the right of the engines sump. this is a cast aluminum unit, with the sump and front differential made as a single unit that cannot be separated. the front right axle is shorter than the left, because the differential is closer to the right wheel. the front left axle runs through the engine's sump to the left wheel.
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