All roadsarenotcreated

equal.Unexpected
conditionscanbe
encountered
withoutwarning,
leavinglittle
or no tine to
nanagethe
situation.

Managing
Power
andTraction

Optimum
driving
conditions
areachieved
when
power
100%
ofanengine's
canbeutilized
topropel
avehicle.
Power
however,
alone,
doesnotdrive
a
vehicle.
Friction
thedriven
between
tiresandthe
(traction),
roadsurface
converts
theengine's
horsepower
intoforward
motion.
Since
avehicle
is
notalways
driveninastraight
lineandroad
surfaces
arenotalways
ideal,
toachieve
ma<imum
traction
power
(torque)
atalltimes,
hastobemanaged
from
wheel
towheel.
Thisbalancing
orjuggling
ofpower
to maintain
optimum
traction
isknownastraction
control.
Many
traction
arereactive
systems
innature,
power
controlling
traction
byreducing
tothe
wheels.
TORSEN,
ontheotherhand,provides
tracpowel
tionmanagement
withmaximum
available
making
ita moreeffective
traction
control
system.
And,unlike
limited-slip
conventional
differential
technologies,
theT0RSEN
Traction
Differential
is a"live"
continuous-duty
system,
there
isnosliporlag
power
(torque)
time.lnstead,
direct
isinstantly
transferred
tothewheelwiththemosttraction.
Furthermore,
there
arenoclutches
towearout.Engineered
toendure,
TORSEN
Traction
Differential
units
willprovide
effective
traction
controlforthe
lifeof
thevehicle.
Maintaining
theperfect
balance
ofpower
and
traction
makes
asubstantial
difference
intheoverall
performance
andsafehandling
ofavehicle.

5
t

Better
Traction
lorSaferDriving
Safety
intheautomotive
industry
continues
to drawincreased
attention.
During
thefirstphase
ofthe90's,safety
enhancements
suchasseatbelts,
air
protection.
bagsandABSfocused
withthe
entirely
onbetterpassenger
Today,
aidofadvanced
technology,
thenewgeneration
ofvehicles
aretakingsafety
to
prevention.
a higher
level...accident
Mostoften,
lossofcontrol
iscompounded
inability
byavehicle's
to recover
orto copewitha hazardous
roadsurface.
TheTORSEN
Traction
Differential
increases
themargin
byimproving
ofsafety
a vehicle's
capability
to manage
unexpected
roadconditions.
lnaddition,
T0RSEN
works
continuously,
providing
a morestableandcontrollable
drivingplatform,
whichcouldhelpto
reduce
thechance
ofa potential
before
it canoccur.
accident

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Variable
Driving
Gbnditions

I0RSEN
lmproueil
Prouides
lateral
Traction
anilStability.

ffi

Traction
is
thecapability
ot
provide
awheelto
controllable
lorward
motion.

Spinning
wheels
resu
lt inuncontrollable
motionornolomtard
motionandwasted
eneryy,therebyreducing
tueleeonomy
and
stability.

power
TORSEN's
unique
ability
to instantly
manage
andtraction
resultsinexcellent
longitudinaltraction
Notonly
andlateralstability.
does
benefit
fromfulltimetraction
thevehicle
management,
T0RSEN's
efficient
useoftraction
alsoenhances
overthevehicle's
fromtheengine
allperformance.
Output
iseffectively
managed
throughout
thepowercurveto continuously
deliver
themosthorsepower
power
improves
totheroad.Thisextra
acceleration
andcan
make
a remarkable
difference
incritical
maneuvers
suchashigh
passing:
speed
a potentially
dangerous
moment
when
totaltraction
horsepower
lt only
control
andmaximum
areanabsolute
necessity.
takes
instantaneous
rea splitsecond
tolosecontrol...T0RSEN's
anextrameasure
sponsehelps
to provide
ofpreventive
safety.

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ltacti0nDilfetcntials
Hour
I0RSEN

...r

differisdesigned
tooutperform
conventional
Traction
Differential
TheT0RSEN
to
traction
control
system
engineered
efficient
lt isanadvanced
andhighly
entials.
power
(torque)
management.
Unlike
andtraction
manage
distribution
effectively
hasnoclutches
toslipor
Traction
Differential
limited-slip
differentials,
theT0RSEN
The
torque-sensing,
torque-biasing
system.
it isanon-demand,
wearout,Instead,
gZ; or
patented
(T1),
E0UVEX'
INVEX'"
through
aredirectly
coupled
driven
axles
unit.
(T3)gears
inoneintegral
multi-function
capabilities
allowing
Planetary
Helical
functions
forefessential
anddifferentiation,
torque-biasing
Torque
transmission,
allinonecompact
unit.For
simultaneously,
control,
areperformed
fective
traction
it is
Because
arealsopossible.
torque
splits
frontorrearbiased
applications,
center
willperform
forthelifeof
differential
theTORSEN
system,
a solid,no-slipgeared
thevehicle.

Differential
Slippingspeedsensing
syslem
createsno
forwardlractive

vehicles,
tor yesterday's
speed
Satisfactory
relyon wheel
sensing,limited-slipditterentials
lag
spinto engage.Thiscreatesundeshable
timeanda temporaryiossof traclion.

Advanced
T0BSEN
tractiondeliverssolid,
directtorque(rotationaltorce)Io thewheels
continuous
wrththemosttraction,maintaining
controlfor bettervehiclepertormance.

Traction
$ystems
Gontrol
Enhanoes
ABS
I0RSEN
andElectronic
TheTORSEN
Traction
DifferIn a double
speed
sensing
TORSEN
WithABS/TCS ential
is a rugged
clutch-free
s y s t e m( L S Du s e dw i t h
systemthat worksinstantly.
ABS/[CS)
bothsystems
depend
There
is nolagtimeor wheel
onspeed
sensing
toactiIn
slip
as
inoldLSDtechnology.
vate,
resulting
in
a
temporary
R..-$
it isafulltime,continaddition,
lt'sa lessthan
SPEEB
SENSING
SPEED
SENSINGlossoftraction.
TOROUE
SENSINGuous-duty
SPEEDSENSING
the
unit,bearing
desirable
mixof oldLSDtechbruntof thetraction
managenologywithmodernelectronkick
mentworkwhileABSffCS
WHEELics:a redundant
REQUIRES
WHEEL
REOUIRES
configuration
ACTIVATES
N OS L I P
BEFORE
$LIPBEFORE where
SLIP
in onlyunderextreme
condieachsystemis indeINEXTREME
INSTANT
ACTIVATIONpendent
ACTIVATION
TRACTION tions.Eachsystem
enhances
CONDITIONS
oftheother
anddoes
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the
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the
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longevity,
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capabilites
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control
perforlongterm
andreliable
REDUNDANT
DOUBLE.SLIP
SYSTEM TCS is a referenceto
mance.
SYSTEM
DOES
NOT
ONE
TractionControlSvstem
ENHANCE
THEOTHER

AllSpeed
Sensing
System

ry

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Applications
Flexible
OEM

forOEM
applications
asfront,rear
areavailable
TORSEN
Traction
Differentials
wheel
chassis.
orfour/all
drive
foreither
twowheel
drive
systems
orcenter
to
facilities
andengineering
hastheexpertise,
andtheresearch
ZEXEL
T0RSEN
tovirtually
any
unitthatwillconform
testandmanufacture
acustom
design,
andtorque
biasrequirements.
OEM
application
specific

ALLWHEEL
DRIVE

R E A RW H E E L
DRIVE

FRONTWHEEL
DRIVE

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