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Old 10-12-2010
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Originally Posted by Legacy555 View Post
Hi Roger, I completely agree with what you're saying. However, none of the drivetrain components that you mention were displaced from their "stock" positions except for 2 idlers. The idlers have such a small diameter and inertia that I'd dismiss these as rotational influences whilst the car is in the air. I'll have to go away and think about it more, but at the moment I'm fairly convinced that the difference in handling was completely motor position related..... we'll come back to this after I play a bit more at the weekend.
Forget the idlers ... far too small in mass to have a major effect over the other components listed!

It is all about the rotation of the top shaft.

External idler

anticlockwise direction;

pinion, topshaft, diff/shafts/wheels

clockwise direction;

both idler gears

4 gear internal

anticlockwise direction;

pinion, 1st idler, diff/shafts/wheels

clockwise direction;

topshaft, 2nd idler


Quite a bit of mass in the topshaft assmebly ....

If it doesn't make sense draw a quick picture .... I will try to later if I can get it to upload.
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