Description And Operation: Geartrain: Differential
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Mariner and 2006 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The differential assembly drives the differential pinion gears and the differential side gears, which in turn, drive the front wheel driveshaft and joints and provides differential action if driving wheels are turning at different speeds. The differential assembly consists of the following components:
- Differential case (part of the final drive carrier)
- Two pinion gears supported by a pinion shaft
- Two side gears supported by the differential case and halfshafts