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Differential Steering Unit - Tracked Amphibious Vehicle Build Ep. 3

Donn DIY
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Making a LADA VAZ 2101 rear axle shorter for my tracked amphibious all terrain vehicle build. It will be placed inside the vehicle with Peugeot Partner brake rotors and calipers installed to it with separate brake master cylinder for each caliper to act as a differential-brake steering unit. If the differential or the half axles I shortened fail for some reason there's easy access to the differential itself and it's easier to maintain, too. The brake master cylinders I ordered are actually hydraulic clutch master cylinders that have one output line and filler line which is perfect for the job. Don't know whether the clutch master cylinder itself is good although I've seen these used on this kind of application before. This differential unit will be coupled with 2001 1.9 D Peugeot Partner five speed gearbox through the locked/welded differential in said gearbox. The power will be transmitted through the left side half axle output. This will resul …...more
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Intro

0:00

Getting the whole assembly off

1:14

Using angle grinder takes less effort

1:37

Full of gunk

2:26

Taking the differential off

2:33

Inspecting the ring gear

3:03

Reassembling the differential

4:26

Putting in the bearing adjuster lock

5:46

Marking how much I need to shorten the rear axle

6:00

Cleaning the axle up a bit

6:29

Pulled the axle on the angle grinder

6:54

Shortening the axles

9:09

Tack welding everything in place

11:20

Welding up a bearing puller jig

12:20

Welds broke off because bearing material is too brittle

13:07

Warming up the new bearing

14:03

The axle was in the freezer overnight

14:07

Installing the axle oil seal

14:50

Sealed hubs with grease fittings

16:46

Lock the differential in the Peugeot Partner gearbox

17:00

Basic layout of the powertrain

17:25
Differential Steering Unit - Tracked Amphibious Vehicle Build Ep. 3
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2019Aug 16
Making a LADA VAZ 2101 rear axle shorter for my tracked amphibious all terrain vehicle build. It will be placed inside the vehicle with Peugeot Partner brake rotors and calipers installed to it with separate brake master cylinder for each caliper to act as a differential-brake steering unit. If the differential or the half axles I shortened fail for some reason there's easy access to the differential itself and it's easier to maintain, too. The brake master cylinders I ordered are actually hydraulic clutch master cylinders that have one output line and filler line which is perfect for the job. Don't know whether the clutch master cylinder itself is good although I've seen these used on this kind of application before. This differential unit will be coupled with 2001 1.9 D Peugeot Partner five speed gearbox through the locked/welded differential in said gearbox. The power will be transmitted through the left side half axle output. This will result in a considerable gear reduction which is needed. Hopefully it isn't too slow and this machine will be still tolerable when reversing. New video next Friday! Stay tuned! #donndiy #atv #trackedamphibiousvehicle This video is part of a series of videos, check out the series here:    • Tracked Amphibious Vehicle Build   Check out other videos on my channel page:    / donndiy   Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment: Fronius TransSteel 2700 Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet

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