Differential Steering Unit - Tracked Amphibious Vehicle Build Ep. 3

Making a LADA VAZ 2101 rear axle shorter for my tracked amphibious all terrain vehicle build. It will be placed inside the vehicle with Peugeot Partner brake rotors and calipers installed to it with separate brake master cylinder for each caliper to act as a differential-brake steering unit. If the differential or the half axles I shortened fail for some reason there's easy access to the differential itself and it's easier to maintain, too. The brake master cylinders I ordered are actually hydraulic clutch master cylinders that have one output line and filler line which is perfect for the job. Don't know whether the clutch master cylinder itself is good although I've seen these used on this kind of application before. This differential unit will be coupled with 2001 1.9 D Peugeot Partner five speed gearbox through the locked/welded differential in said gearbox. The power will be transmitted through the left side half axle output. This will result in a considerable gear reduction which is needed. Hopefully it isn't too slow and this machine will be still tolerable when reversing. New video next Friday! Stay tuned!
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Soundtrack:
Pomade - Silent Partner (KZbin Audio Library)
Welding equipment:
Fronius TransSteel 2700
Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet

[@chrismaurer2075]

I love the fact that the word "gunk" is universal.Love your video's Donn, keep it up.

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[@randyleasure8763]

It's amazing how you know so much about everything. You must of had a great teacher growing up. My father would have been a great teacher for me in electricity if I had took the initiative. My bad.

[@carmengrima2110]

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[@phillipcleaver7063]

Mate , I learnt this from a bloke that used to make the generators for hydro power plants , my late uncle , although I couldn,t stand him ! ; watts = volts x amps , watts divided by volts = amps , watts divided by amps = volts , volts x amps = watts . Volts shock you , Amperes kill you , Watts then cremate you , so be extra careful when handling electricity , if in doubt ALWAYS consult a qualified electrician , go carefully mate . I wrote this out recently for a friend .

[@fava7753]

Good job , remember doing diff stripdowns and rebuilds on scanias in gb when I was 17 in my apprenticeship . Over 40 years ago . All nighters because they had to be ready for the afternoon of the next day . The crown wheels were riveted back then . Drilled out and cold pressed reset on manual press , good old days . Keep up the excellent work .

[@DonnDIY]

Riveted... Sounds like a PIA. 😀

[@Crewsy]

Oh how I wish I could read your mind to see what you have planned for this build. I guess I’ll just have to wait and watch the videos instead like everyone else. Great idea turning a transverse engine “sideways” to run an axel as a driveshaft to power your tracked amphibious vehicle.

[@georginarodriguez2984]

I didnt know he would reveal its use in the next video,very cool. And his workshop..jesus what doesnt he have!

[@tonywatson987]

Man, you are GOOD at this sort of thing! Using every trick in the book to get a high quality, low cost solution for a custom design - this promises to be even better than your tracked quad! Love it!

[@teddyteddy2718]

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[@hubertbent3437]

Great work sir

[@plavins1]

Great build! Cant wait for part 4. I really hope that the welded shafts hold. There was a video on youtube where some guy built a mini tractor, much in the same way as you did with the shortened rear end, only thing was that he cut the axles shorter, tacked the spline ends to the now shorter axle and used it as a template to cut splines directly on the axle using an angle grinder, worked like a charm. I hope you got the idea how he did it. Big thanks for your videos from your Latvian neighbour!

[@crazee6821]

Wow!! You have an amazing talent ! Thank you for sharing ....

[@kidonkim4073]

I’m a South Korean Sol think u are so smart Great 👍 job~!

[@hippopole9657]

Knowing what is gear, bearing and the mechanism useful for me unknown about all this . Thanks .

[@michelepapin8039]

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[@dstevenpaisley]

Years ago I welded drive shafts in the leith ! Know I just use jack stands .great job by the way your a talented guy

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[@kevindoble5046]

These are the kinds of builds my little workshop dreams about at night while I'm asleep in the house.

[@georginarodriguez2984]

That was interesting. Pretty cool to watch but it would have been nice to see where it would ultimately be used. Keep up the good work.

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[@willfanning7434]

looks good so far!!! i will recommend one VERY helpful tip: When grinding, cutting, sanding Aluminum coat the wheel really well with wax. it will cut like butter and give you a machined like finish. i get my candles at the dollar store.

[@emeltea33]

Does it have the same effect as putting wax on screws?

[@Aksankhan]

Wow that's called the real engineering Great video and thanks for sharing. Greetings from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@clydebalcom8252]

I like how you think. I can see exactly what you are doing. It's really ingenious.

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[@TdrSld]

Cheap tip for pulling bearings of axles and two piece drive shafts. Find a set of the thickest plate you can shove under the bearing and then weld them together with some thick walled box tubing as close to the bearing as you can but with just a very small gap at the bearing (you should be able to just be able to spin the metal by hand). then just place it on top of the bridge deck of the press and have some fun lol. Have had to do this a number of times on Chevy (Holden for the non US crowds) center support bearings on their two piece drive shafts, as a normal bearing press plate doesn't grab the inner race of the bearing. I have blown a few up pressing on what ever I can get to hold lol. New sub and can't wait to see this thing moving.

[@Guilherme65919]

Very nice work. The shaft welding wasnt made at the best way, but if i understand correctly, this diff will not take too much force, so its ok. Awesome vid.

[@anthonyknoetze4037]

Looking forward to the next one.. Keep up the good work👍👍

[@Niles15Tv]

0:17 Yato from Poland, I have same socket wrenches, really very good 😉

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[@veceslavvarzari2240]

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[@Creeperboy099]

That spliced axle is a work of art

[@EvansBrosRacing]

Not sure if you ever need a stronger way to shorten the stock axles but I learned a way from a guy named Leon , In So. California , who built V-8 powered Trikes and narrowed his own rearends and shortened his own axles . He cut the axle off just before the bearing , Bored a hole through the flange part , turned the axle to fit the bore , he kept the axle as thick as possible . He would push the axle through the hole , He drilled and put a pin through the hub and axle parts and welded the Pin , and ends to the hole , also welded the axle where it met the flange . He built quite a few of them and I never heard of any axles breaking and they had big block engines in most with the widest pro street type hot rod rear tires he could get . He was a great fabricator and his trikes were awesome . I did some axles this way for a project and it really was simple and I felt good about the integrity of it , not for a race car but for a cool project it's fine . Just thought I'd share that . New subscriber here , love what you do !

[@c.mikelongo6628]

As always, you impress. Awesome.

[@johnfleury5430]

Well done you're a master Take care be safe

[@albertopinazo245]

Gracias por sus enseñanzas me permite ampliar mis conocimientos.

[@grumpyg9350]

I think you should check the setup on the Ring gear. It is a very critical area, that needs to be correct, anytime you install new, used, or miss matched parts. Thanks for sharing.👍👍👍👍

[@BagemRuStudio-Trailers]

Лада все-таки универсальный автомобиль!!)) Долгоиграющий и ресурсопродляемый!))

[@sexmoochogranday]

Oh great, now I got arc eye after watching this without my welding shield! That's a joke son, I said a joke. I keep pitchin' em and you keep missin' em! Okay, so I'm not Foghorn, sue me! When I first started watching I thought to myself, self, what does this character think he's doing besides heading for disaster! After watching I said audibly, this guy is way cool and very ingenious for accomplishing such a feat! Awesome job, I can't wait to see the vehicle! You just got yourself a new subscriber 8)

[@beardedprepper8606]

Looking good so far. I'm glad that you put a lot more commentary notes in this videos and you even talked some about what's going on! And, I'm not bashing your welds on the axels, because I'm not the best welder in the world and I don't know how much torque will be put on those axels, but I hope the weld joints on the axels holds up. When you showed the finished product on the welded axels, I did notice some flaws in the weld joint. But, hopefully for you there won't be an issue with it.

[@jasincolegrove6651]

If you’re good with a torch you can cut the bearing race off pretty easy. Just keep the heat in the race. Same as you would do when welding two dissimilar thickness materials. Keep the heat in the thicker piece. If you did it right the bearing surface will be unharmed

[@2010wendeldiegues]

Você é um artista na mecânica e metalurgia! Parabéns! Aqui é Brasil!

[@vlstyles]

It should be obligatory that every video has "Pretty Good" in it. Gotta build that brand :)

[@baronclime6423]

I enjoy your projects a hell of a lot. I really enjoy seeing scrap turned into some wild machine. Thanks for sharing these.

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[@AmericasTeamAdventure]

I love how you planned ahead for connecting the axle stubs together when you were shortening on the lathe.

[@waitemc]

Woooo! Nice welder. Ive been wanting one for a while

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Hey Donn, what a great video on shortening axles and rebuilding the differential. You did a great job. Always enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@JoseLopez-qj7ne]

Let me get this strait, you are not married have no kit not even a dog, no job you have all thr tools in the world. You are a truly master mechanic crafman. Tumbs ☝

[@bucksmith9035]

funny i must have had 10 lada's back in the day and still have one now i know what to do with the kremlin cruiser LOL great build

[@amineamir5557]

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[@Rubbernecker]

Damn, you know what you're doing!!

[@PaulWhyte505]

Incredible engineer 👍

[@antoniosegovia9392]

Necesito saber cómo quitar los candados de un diferencial de una cuatro por cuatro Chevrolet 96

[@glenking3337]

I have found that using a pair of old brake rotors cut in half and then placed front to front with the cuts 90 degrees to each other works well as a backstop to press bearings off of shafts.

[@mitchellcundiff1662]

Great work. I like the way its all inside. That's the way I will build one.

[@ibrahimmanafov8132]

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[@eurobeatmachinist732]

thats what valdimir does when he wants to run very vide drag slicks in his lada.

[@DonnDIY]

Hahaha!

[@user-xs5lg5bm8x]

маладца !вспомнил как с папой в 1974 году укорачивали задний мост от Волги 21 для самодельного трактора ....

[@murataflytunov223]

Возможно 1994, но никак не1974, ты тогда слишком мелкий был или не был

[@davidreynolds4684]

The way you cut the axle then milled out one piece was brilliant. I was curious if you were going to do that or fight it. Im guessing youll use the larger diameter of the axle housing as a collar for the hub end.

[@garthrichert5256]

I salute you. Your equipment is not the worlds best but you went ahead and created something great. Thanks and well done !

[@mengmeng2696]

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[@Roboticus_Prime_RC]

When I pressed the bearings and retainer off the axles of my old mud truck, I had to take it to a machine shop with a big hydraulic press. It still took a torch and nearly everything the press had to get them off. When it finally came loose, it sounded like a gunshot in the shop and scared everyone there. lol Had to take it to a shop, because we bent the press we had trying it.

[@maiconjarosczewski505]

It will be a very good follow up this project

[@JRBUISEXCAVATING]

I’ve welded in a lathe before, I covered the lathe, but the axle I welded together, just as you have, only difference is I V’d both sides of the axle to a point. I didn’t plug it like you did here. Bad news for me and possibly you, as soon as I reinstalled the axle and let the clutch out, it snapped. The weld was fine, it snapped right next to it. I did this about 27 years ago. I’ve never tried welding an axle again.

[@electronsmove]

axles are heat treated

[@teamidris]

That looks excellent :o) The drive shaft shortening was really good.

[@williamjohnson6025]

And old electric frying pan work good for heating up bearings just don’t go above 350 oil vaporizes and will flash

[@Castor364]

fantastic been waiting for ever , told you your not allowed holidays :)

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[@josephllanes8468]

Once you get down to the inside race of that bearing then turn upside diwn and heat that race with a torch until it falls off the shaft..... sweating it off

[@canusakommando9692]

Young man you have some skills! Impressed.

[@josebeneditopires908]

Trabalho bonito,gostei de sua agilidade e manuseio das ferramentas,parabens

[@onymous5719]

Niccccc Job👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼 good quality and detaining

[@lagledavid4353]

Big hiya from Pennsylvania USA. You have good skills. 🖒

[@1950harleycharley]

You are an amazing craftsman...love to watch your channel...You are a genious!

[@user-be4cn5qx4s]

Lada vaz 2101 from Soviet Union with love. Read with Russion accent. )))

[@Chuffin_ell]

Элдияр Алымкулов kinda goes without saying. Seriously. It just read that way....

[@user-be4cn5qx4s]

@@Chuffin_ell Maybe you're right, but for me it can be for other people, read with a Russian accent. Films and games with Russian characters are mostly to blame. )

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Нет, это не копейка, хоть и очень похожа...

[@quelribeiro1494]

Belo Trabalho ! Grande Mestre da mecanica Show de Bola! Nota 1000! Um Forte Abraço (BRASIL )

[@joshua89schultz]

Awesome video and you are correct. You can weld in the lathe as long as the ground os on the part your welding. Don't want the current going through bearings. Only time you can't is if you have a fancy lathe with electronics on it.

[@timothymarshall2722]

Man love your work and your video, look forward to the next one.

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Красиво работаешь парень,смотрю как на костёр , во время ночной рыбалки.Спасибо с уважением!

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

Super job 👍🏻

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Aferin,usta adammışsın.👍👏

[@craigtate5930]

Loved your axle shaft shortening method

[@tebeardenkahboom1]

Excellent work my friend. I only have one complaint. And it's pretty simple you remove your captions too soon and I how to rewind the video all the time so that I can read the whole thing you only leave it up for like 2 seconds that's not enough time to read it. Maybe it's just me I don't know but it would be nice if you left them up a little longer. One year captions was kind of long and I had to rewind the video like three times so I can read the whole thing. Other than that great job you do good work. And you got a good mind. Able to think things through I admire that. Looking forward to the next video.

[@JohnSmith-yo8dd]

The​ thing you do the​ tools you​ ​have and the​ safety​ gears you​ put on​..... I guess you​ are not​ amature mechanic for​ sure 😁.

[@mikemckay9570]

Good work you know what you are doing Mike

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There's no job worth ruining your health to get it faster done. 😙🎶

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[@Busted.Knuckles.Garage]

Only wanting to mention something, not trying to dis you or anything, when putting in such heavy bolts in diff, maybe start a few of the threads on each bolt before tightening any down, it will save some threads in the long run, and save looking for holes in the cheaper made products, just a good habit to be in. Thanks for sharing and buddy is right, you are talented beyond means.

[@danmoore3300]

Nice job! Looks clean.

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Братан ты случайно не славянин. А то смотрю станок - русский мост от ВАЗа ? Ну а вообще ты МОЛОДЕЦ!!!

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Да нее... собрал то не правильно.

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[@rogeriogabriel8435]

Congratulations for the work, work very well done!

[@rahisbhaimehmudi8324]

Good

[@peterwill9660]

Excellent work dude! I look forward to seeing the rest of this project. It's going to be bad ass. As for the welding in the lathe, remember your welder uses the same neutral and ground that your house does and electricity will follow all points to ground, so current is flowing through your lathe and can possibly damage it. I've seen many overhead cranes go up in smoke because a greenhorn forgot to disconnect the crane before welding.

[@gigiadrianmager6003]

Y like so much how you work, and(almost)alwise alone,big like for you,from Romania.

[@leroyc179]

Love watching you work with your hands it is very clear somebody taught you well. You mentioned your GrandPaw giving you the ring gear I suspect it was he who taught you so well am I correct? Keep em coming great video

[@DonnDIY]

Both my father and grandfather taught me. And I learned just being next to them while they worked in the farm on the equipment. It was interesting to me and they are a big influence on me.

[@leroyc179]

@@DonnDIY I started turning wrenches when I had to climb onto the fender of a vehicle my dad or one my brothers were almost always doing repairs or just general maintanence and I would drive them crazy with questains and wanting to know what I could do so they give me something just to shut me up, Lol

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[@petemiller519]

7:01 did you say "accident" or "axle dent"? HA HA Love your channel!! Cheers.

[@arthurrobey4945]

The lathe will be fine, just make sure that your earth return on the welder is properly bonded electrically to the lathe. If not the current might find its way back through whatever conductor is provided for an earth on your lathe. (Assuming that a lot of other things have gone wrong.)

[@tomharrell1954]

That differential housing usually has a gasket with gasket sealer to prevent water intrusion.

[@tiakurniawan7281]

iam from indonesia...your job is good brother....thanks for share 😎

[@arturdelaj1487]

Bravo perfekt. Uork 👍👍

[@holdXtoshoot]

Nice job. I have a tip for you: I use an old coffee pot, or just the hotplate of it to heat bearings. You dont want them to get too hot and old coffeemachine is just perfect for that.

[@lemonaid8678]

Correct heat the bearings and freeze the axle.

[@user-cq2xh8jz9x]

Great workmanship

[@MadeInGarage]

Nice work! Congratulations from Ukraine!

[@edmac8212]

hi just subbed love this kind of work can,t wait for more

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[@balkrishnawavhal7607]

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[@sgribb02]

I love my angle grinders! Thanks for sharing your work, Very impressive!

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[@basharatali8543]

Very Well Don Sir From PAKISTAN

[@bobgwinn5091]

How cool...wtg!!! i like it

[@prakashpaul4992]

Really you are a one of the good machnic(from india).

[@bartonrobinson4266]

This is a much awaited project and I know it's going to be a humm dinger. Keeping the faith here and watching for it, till next Friday Donn, take care !!

[@DonnDIY]

Thanks man! You too!

[@Guust_Flater]

Pretty good !! 😉😃👍

[@lampfreezlasolucion162]

Saludos. Esto es GENIAL.

[@scottyshaffer6103]

pure master of using what yo have is ... wish I could cangrulate you in your language!!!

[@tomlee7966]

great job!!! cant wait for next vid.

[@damiantobio6705]

Saluditos para Argentina!!!

[@dobrochaneranonimous2496]

Hi Donn! I strongly recommed you use google before start works with russian mechanisms, `cause they differently... Also you are cool!

[@jakobv8]

Man! It looks bright and fresh in your "new" workshop! Thumbs up for a job well done, as always. I'm looking forward to the next episode already.

[@DonnDIY]

Before I thought I needed a better camera for filming. Now I realize that I needed more light in the shop and bright background too. The quality of the actual video footage itself is better thanks to the lights.

[@amanginpui546]

Much needed for simple or miner repairing.

[@bertbert2738]

Good work! )

[@NeilCrouse99]

Wow,... Wonderful job,... *: )*

[@alanhardman2447]

Excellent work!

[@yazidamokrane6914]

Bravo ça m'a plu beaucoup 👌👍👏