Northern tool differential

[jr dragster Tyler]

to hook up the diff im pretty sure you just mount the sprocket on the axle part right? but a few people where saying that would not work but if you think of it it would only NOT work if you started to slip one of your wheels under power via unlocking the diff turning it single wheel drive untill one wheel gets traction then the diff would lock am i right? and does the diff casing need to be attacched to my frame or does it just spin? with the axle

[robertdjung]

I've yet to install my diff axle that I ordered from them -- but I was just going to use the pillow block bearings and let the diff casing spin. I don't remember seeing any place where you'd mount it to anything.

[kibble]

Now, I don't have one of these axles, but in the picture on the site it looks like it has a few bolts on the right hand side of the diff casing. In the description, it says to use it with their number 13631 sprocket, which looks like it could be mounted on those bolts. That's the reason why I don't think you'd mount the sprocket to one of the output axles. So, the differential turns and transfers power to the wheel that needs it the most when turning or just locks and keeps both going at the same speed when driving straight.

[jr dragster Tyler]

yeah kibble's right if you zoom in realy closely there is 4 bolts on the diff case to hold the sprocket.

[beanie]

It appears to be the Peerless 100 differential. The gear of the 100 bolts to the case and the case has the pinned drive gears pinned to the case. A link to the 100 is here:

http://www.smallcarplans.com/index.html

it is a pdf document about 1/2 way down the page.

Dan

[mrwood]

Yhese work fine on light vehicles, but wont hold up to large ones like my truck im building. I use a i" solid axle.

[beanie]

Mr Wood where do you get the plans for your truck you are building?

When you say "won't hold up" you mean it bends or strips out? Thanks