Motor vehicles – Having four wheels driven – With manually operated means for disengaging drive to one or...
Patent
1980-06-26
1981-12-08
Silverstrim, John P.
Motor vehicles
Having four wheels driven
With manually operated means for disengaging drive to one or...
74713, 180250, B60K 1734
Patent
active
043043178
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for modifying and converting full-time four-wheel drive vehicle transfer cases to adapt them for optional two-wheel drive operation are described. A gear arrangement is provided for locking the main drive shaft from the transmission to the rear output gear of the transfer case, while permitting the differential cage of the transfer case to be engaged or disengaged with a forward drive gear for the front wheels, as desired.
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