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Crane Fruehauf
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or. A full headlining and fibre ard side panels are used in the id area.
lur-wheel drive
Another newcomer from dford is a CF chassis /cab nverted to four-wheel drive. ie system employed is the rguson FE which has been ed on passenger cars for some ars. In the Bedford application Five-speed ZF gearbox is used th a transfer box and differen1 unit incorporating a viscous uple limited slip unit. The lerential is an epicyclic type in lich the carrier is the input. The annulus is the rear tput while the sun gear is the int output via a Morse Hychain offset drive. Differing imeters of the annulus and n result in unequal torque itribution between front and ar wheels. To limit the differitial action, the viscous control it is fitted between the sun id annulus gears.
The viscous control is a fluid ear coupling which consists of number of interleaved plates )rking in a drum containing a ecial silicone fluid. In practice e viscous control is proporinal and complementary to the
torque split of the centre differentials and so prevents excessive driving torque being transmitted to the front wheels.
A conventional rear axle differential is mounted at the front of the vehicle and it is modified to accept the universally jointed drive shafts which drive the front wheels. To accommodate these shafts, the Bedford's coil spring front suspension has been replaced by torsion bars.
Other new four-wheel-drive vehicles shown on the UMO plant are the Soviet-built Belaz 452 models. These are converted to right-hand drive for the UK market.
All the Belaz 452 range use the same overhead valve petrol engine which has a capacity of 2,445cc (150cuin). It develops a maximum output of 60kW (80bhp) at 4,000 rpm and its 6.7 to 1 compression ratio, allows it to run on two star petrol. High-low four-speed gearboxes give eight forward gears with two reverse and synchromesh is fitted on 3rd and 4th.
The pick-up version has a 1,000kg (1 ton) capacity and the chassis cab can be fitted with a variety of bodywork.
Millionth Transit
A million Transits have now been sold and Ford is showing its newly named 100 model panel van. This vehicle is fitted with the standard 1,600cc (98cuin) in-line petrol engine which was introduced last year. A new carburetter with -sonic idleis used to speed warming up and improve fuel consumption.
Front disc brakes are now fitted to the long-wheelbase Transits and the 190 on show has 269mm (10in) diameter ventilated discs with four piston calipers.
The Sherpa light van range has been rationalised with the result that the 250 is available only in chassis cab form Mechanically the range is unchanged, except for detail modifications, since its introduction.
Many of the complaints about the EA panel van have been removed with the introduction of the new modified version. Ribbed side panelling and a one piece steel floor have been fitted to reduce interior drumming.
The cooling system has been improved to prevent air locks forming. Sliding front doors are fitted as standard to all models.