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How A Differential Works

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Ryan, Sep 4, 2009.

  1. 19Fordy
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  2. topdeadcenter
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    Thanks Ryan! I love stuff like this. Makes me feel smart or sumpin' :)

    Seriously stuff like this should be mandatory watching for everyone that drives a car!
     
  3. Steve-Cook
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    great video thanks for finding it
     
  4. James Curl
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    And you need to remember back in the early years you had to be able to fix or assist someone else to fix your car as tow trucks were few and far apart and not every hamlet had a garage or a good mechanic who could fix them new fangled things. Until WWII most people still lived on the farm and plowed with a horse and a mule, they needed to be able to repair their vehicle themselves just to get it to town.
     
  5. Lobucrod
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    Thanks Mr. Science! Maybe I should do a video on the flux capacitor now. Oops, not traditional:rolleyes:
     
  6. So thats why my dirt modified with a Winters solid spool quick change rear doesn't want to turn when I take it out on the road, but it's fun any way ha ha.
     
  7. 1929rats
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    Thanks for posting I enjoyed watching that this morning with my coffee....
     
  8. 57JoeFoMoPar
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    So cool and informative! Awesome!
     
  9. BStoltz
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    Wow that really was an awesome old film. Thanks for the sweet post..... !
     
  10. 31whitey
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    That was good....

    hahaha....he said firm ,constant , motion......hahaha...

    shut up Beavis....
     
  11. Badfast
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    That was cool, totally explained it for an idiot to understand. I'm proof.
     
  12. gas pumper
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    Great video.

    For those who would like a further education on the old auto, the "Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia" is a must have.

    Mine is a 20th edition from 1946.
     
  13. bobj49f2
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    Great video, I was just having this discussion with my wife and kid when we were trying to move my recently purchased '37 Buick. The tranny is rusted solid and the wheels are locked up when you try to pull it but when we put it up on stands the rear wheels turned freely in opposite directions. They both asked how that was possible and I really clearly explain it to them. This morning while surfing the HAMB I found this post and called them over to show them, the post couldn't have shown up at a better time.

    A video for a modern drive system:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbVY5teBzlg

    This is the kind of stuff I have to deal with my business:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBp5ag6SJH4

    Thanks
     
    Last edited: Sep 6, 2009
  14. daddio211
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    Well I for one learned something... PRO STREET CAME OUT MUCH EARLIER THAN I HAD PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT!!!

    THANK YOU JAM HANDY FOR INVENTING PRO STREET!
     
  15. chaco
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    I usually skip around a video, I actually watched the whole thing, and enjoyed it. Thanks for posting. Made me feel like I was in high school auto shop again.
     
  16. oilslinger53
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    That was an awesome video. I wish things were still explained this way, Love how they "morphed" from spoked, to cogs, to gears. And the nararator seem to be suffering from vocular immodulation :)
     
  17. Driveteach
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    You might also wish to visit http://www.archive.org for more classic Jam Handy and other older films of interest. I just finished looking at classic car commercials, from 1949 on....some fascinating trips down memory lane. Use the search box for "car commercials" or a specific model, if you wish. It's quite a website.
     
  18. Labold
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    I skipped over watching the video for a couple of days and am glad I finally checked it out. It was a nice break in my otherwise hectic Monday morning. I wasn't sure what the motorcycles had to do with anything until the video got going good and then it made perfect sense (except for the grown man balancing on your head while riding stuff...)
     
  19. I was captivated for the whole piece, however it lost my 7 year old right after the motorcycle stunts! I'll keep working on him. Nice find.
     
  20. Ozzie
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    Loved it. Thanks for posting.
     

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