View single post by Tony Hollart
 Posted: 05-29-2007 10:30 am
PM Quote Reply Full Topic
Tony Hollart

 

Joined: 03-21-2005
Location: Waitomo Caves, Otorohanga, New Zealand
Posts: 40
Status: 
Offline
To confirm the differential ratio, lock one side of the diff so does not turn, turn the diff input (DI) a certain number of time while you have the other person count the number of times the free side (FS) turns. Then divide the number of turns the hub has done by two and divide into the number of input turns. The divide by 2 is because the diff is stopped from turning on one side and this makes the free side rotate at twice the normal speed.

Diff ratio = DI / (FS x 1/2)

DR =  20 / ( 12 x 0.5 )

=  20 /  6

= 3.333