Types of differential

Self- Locking Differential:

 

•  Consist a pair of clutches to lock the side gears and    axles to the differential case

 

•  The clutches consist of a side gear ring and two clutch   discs splined to the axle shaft

 

•  Three clutch plates connected to the differential   housing by lugs

 

•  The ends of pinion gear shafts lie in notches of the   differential case

 

•  The rotating differential case carries the pinion gear   shafts around with it

 

•   Because there is considerable side thrust, the pinion   shafts tend to slide up the sides of 

    the notches in the   differential case

 

•   As the pinion shafts tend to slide up, they are forced   outside

 

•   This force is carried to the two sets of clutch plates 

 

•   The clutch plates lock the axle shafts to the differential case

 

•   The Self-locking differentials are used in cars

 

•   It is also known as Non slip differential or equal lock   

    differential or anti-spin differential