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jbell110
17th July 2007, 08:03 PM
Wasnt till yesterday I noticed on our P38 that the diffs are
on the left hand side, where as all other rovers have the diffs
offset to the right side. My question is why to the left & not the same as the rest?? what is the reason?? if any body knows it would be
great to hear about it..

thanks Jeff
Tusker
18th July 2007, 07:48 AM
Yep it mucks up driver training no end..

Normally we can say the diffs are deliberately in line with clutch pedal, to make vehicle placement easier. Not any more.

Regards
Max P
BigJon
18th July 2007, 07:58 AM
I would assume it is to do with the transfer case they use.
mrapocalypse
18th July 2007, 08:36 AM
AND, are they standard rover type or are they something else? I heard they were the same as defender!
Leo109
18th July 2007, 09:23 AM
Off thread: Hey, I like you Bultaco logo. Takes me back. First bike (well after the Victa minibike) was a '72 Sherpa T. Will never forget the day I kick-started it in gear halfway up a hill - and the motor ran backwards!! (Yes Virginia, two-strokes can run backwards!)
jbell110
18th July 2007, 12:31 PM
I would have thought they used the viscos unit like in
the last of the classic's, well 1990 on.. But might be
different..

Jeff
BigJon
18th July 2007, 03:18 PM
It looks completely different in the parts pictures, I know it isn't a BorgWarner one, possibly ZF. My listing shows new ones at about $8700...
stuart
18th July 2007, 03:31 PM
Yes it a Borg Warner NV225 and yes it uses the RTC6044 viscous...same as the classic RR and that all...

So do to a HP24 ZF Auto and NV225 Transfer thats why they are on the other side...

Plus it was also done to make you think Jeff...

Stu



It looks completely different in the parts pictures, I know it isn't a BorgWarner one, possibly ZF. My listing shows new ones at about $8700...
jbell110
18th July 2007, 10:59 PM
thanks stuart, i should have just asked you :)

hopefully get the 130 back this weekend after 8 weeks
it better last this time :mad:

cheers Jeff
BigJon
19th July 2007, 07:37 AM
It is always good to learn new things :p. The viscous coupling is the same part number between classic and p38a Rangies, but the transfer case housing must be different to put the output flanges on the other sides.