Date:         Fri, 3 Dec 1999 10:33:51 -0800
Reply-To:     David Greenland <dave.g@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From:         David Greenland <dave.g@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Transmission question
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on 12/3/99 5:47 AM, Ron Bloomquist at roadcow@MCN.ORG wrote:

> My, new to me, 1984 Vanagon will spin the right rear tire with very
> little effort.

As it's Friday, I'm going to make the most of this subject and try to
educate myself.

I believed that a differential will give power to the rear wheels equally,
and that whichever wheel has the least traction will spin.

I had this argument with a friend a couple of days ago and he was adamant
that there was a drive wheel and a non drive wheel, and whatever the
conditions only one of them will spin and it will be always the same one.

Can anyone enlighten me here ? is this a leftover from some old differential
design that isn't in production anymore.

and one last thing. How does a 'traction bar' work ?

TIA,
Dave,
Napa, CA
'91 westy.
-if I get stuck > 3 times in Tahoe this winter, it's up for sale!