Jim Cathey wrote:
These are pretty cool, eh?
http://www2.lut.fi/~holtta/mb/4matic/
Yes indeedy. Wonder which item is there to provide the front/rear
slip? It wasn't completely obvious to me, but no doubt it has to
be there.
The page implied that there were 300D/300TD cars available with
4-m
Does anybody know of another resource the accurately explains the
operation of the older 4Matic? I've found this one, but it's only a
short writeup preceding a detailed explanation of the newer 4Matic
system.
http://www.whnet.com/4x4/ets.html
Tim
1982 300TD Moby (for sale)
1991 300TE 4Matic Beul
I knew there was a reason I kept subscribing to the digest. Nice find!
Tim
1982 300TD Moby (for sale)
1991 300TE 4Matic Beulah
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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:56:45 -0800
From: Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
These are pretty cool, eh?
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If I understand it correctly, the transfer of power to the front wheels is
operated through the ASR system, which may be the same as found on 2wd
vehicles. I suspect that if the rear wheels begin to slip, the computer
sends hydraulic pressure to bear on the semi-locking rear diff and the
transfer
Computer-controlled clutches of some kind inside the center
differential, making the front/rear torque allotment variable.
I didn't see anything like a third spider gear set. Maybe
just a slip clutch, but it wasn't screamingly obvious to me,
who can't read German except "Was ist los, Aki?" and
e the
same principles
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From: "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 4-Matic schematics...neato
Computer-controlled clutches of some kind inside the
On 11/15/06, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> These are pretty cool, eh?
>
> http://www2.lut.fi/~holtta/mb/4matic/
Yes indeedy. Wonder which item is there to provide the front/rear
slip? It wasn't completely obvious to me, but no doubt it has to
be there.
Computer-controlled clutches
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:56:45 -0800 Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> These are pretty cool, eh?
>
> http://www2.lut.fi/~holtta/mb/4matic/
Yes, indeed. They are also pretty complicated -- lots of things to break.
Craig
These are pretty cool, eh?
http://www2.lut.fi/~holtta/mb/4matic/
Yes indeedy. Wonder which item is there to provide the front/rear
slip? It wasn't completely obvious to me, but no doubt it has to
be there.
The page implied that there were 300D/300TD cars available with
4-matic. If there wer
These are pretty cool, eh?
http://www2.lut.fi/~holtta/mb/4matic/
--
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
'87 300TD intercooler/propane injection #22 (219k)
'84 300D (218k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K)
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