MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT

LAB REPORT
(TITLE: PERFORM REAR WHEEL DRIVE
DIFFERENTIAL UNIT SERVICE)

COURSE CODE : DJA3022

COURSE NAME : AUTOMOTIVE WORKSHOP PRACTICE 2 (CHASSIS)
PROGRAMME / CLASS : DAD / DAD3B
LECTURER : EN ARIFF FARHAN BIN IBRAHIM
DATE OF SUBMISSION : 06/03/2020

NO. MATRIX NUMBER NAME

1 15DAD18F2039 MUHAMMAD AMIR HAKIM BIN ABDULLAH

2 15DAD18F2041 LUKMAN HADI BIN MHD SAFRI

3 15DAD18F2043 MUHAMMAD AFIQ BIN MOHAMAD SAFARI

OBJECTIVE
Upon completion the task, students should be able to:
1. Execute differential unit on road test
2. Conduct overhaul on differential unit
3. Adjust free-play, load and backlash of differential unit
4. Assemble differential unit
5. Replace differential fluid

INTRODUCTION:
Rear wheel axle systems

 An axle is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear.

 On wheeled vehicles, the axle may be fixed to the wheels, rotating with them, or fixed
to the vehicle, with the wheels rotating around the axle.
 In the former case, bearings or bushings are provided at the mounting points where
the axle is supported.
 In the latter case, a bearing or bushing sits inside a central hole in the wheel to allow
the wheel or gear to rotate around the axle. 

Differential unit
 The differential is a device that splits the engine torque two ways, allowing each
output to spin at a different speed
 The differential is found on all modern cars and trucks, and also in many all-wheel-
drive (full-time four-wheel-drive) vehicles.
 These all-wheel-drive vehicles need a differential between each set of drive wheels,
and they need one between the front and the back wheels as well, because the front
wheels travel a different distance through a turn than the rear wheels.
TOOL & EQUIPMENTS:

Socket 13mm Spanner 18mm & 19m

Ball-pen hammer
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:
1. Understand the safety procedures specified by the lecturer.
2. Always aware, any machine or tool used in the practical task.
3. Do yours tasks in an organized manner as this can minimize the risk of accident
occur.
4. Read and follow the experimental method and check with the lecturer if any problem
occur.

PROCEDURE:

1. At first, open up the cover using 13mm socket

2. Open 4 nuts behind the brake plate which connected to the axle.
3. Knock the screw using hammer to pull the shaft out from the axle.

4. Pull the shaft out from the axle slowly without taking off the braking parts.
5. Check the shaft and look if there is any gears are broke.
6. And then check inside the gears inside differential unit to make sure either it is in a
good conditions or not.

7. If there no any problem or broke gears,put the shaft inside the axle back.

8. Tie all of the screw and nuts at its position.

9. Twist the propeller joint to check either the differential are stuck or could work as
usual.