From: Patrick J JANKOWIAK (patrick.jankowiak@st.com)
Date: Tue Jul 20 2004 - 07:31:00 PDT
Which side would you take the half axle out of, to free the
differential? I think one half-axle is driven directly by the large gear?
Patrick
Bjorn Brandstedt wrote:
> I'm sure you are right about the "tractive force" of the tandems. I just
> want to clear up the fact that the reason for the front tire wear is
> that the tandem axles coupled together without a differential, will
> resist the turning motion and pushes the vehicle straight ahead. This
> will happen with or without matched tires.
>
> There are other ways to free up the tandem axles (besides removing the
> drive shaft), taking out one of the half axles, for example. A spare
> front hub will fit in its place.
>
> Bjorn
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