Ever wondered how a diff works ?

This is an awesome video I thought…



Around The Corner - How Differential Steering Works (1937) - YouTube

Love it!

Great video! Cheers!

Now, can someone please explain why when the car is on the hoist and you rotate one wheel forwards, the opposite wheel goes backwards! :crazy:

Because the crown wheel & pinion don’t rotate when you turn one wheel by hand. It’s caused by the rotation of the planetary gears - the bevel gear attached to the driveshaft of the rotated wheel turns the floating gears which then turn the other wheel’s bevel gear in the opposite direction.

I’m sure I spotted Pesky in that film