COMPONENT OPERATION / Axle LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL (LSD) (OPTIONAL)
Operational Principle
The wheel loader must be operated on slippery ground condition like sand and muddy soil. In places like these, the tires can slip. As rotation is transmitted to the slipping tire and not to the tires contacting the road, not only the funtion of the wheel loader is worsened but the tire lives are shortened. In order to avoid this, the limited slip differential (LSD) provided with the differential movement restriction device in order to avoid different movement of the left and right wheels is adopted.
LSD is so constructed that the clutch disc is inserted between the side gear and the differential gear case, which makes restriction of different movement by keeping the tire speeds the same by the resistances of the friction surfaces.
Ring Gear
Pinion Gear Side Gear
Spider
Differential Gear Case
Disc Friction Washer
T3-7-6
Clutch Disc
T4FG-03-07-011
