Differential

[@FarmYardGaming]

Suddenly the F1 games differential settings makes sense. Thanks!

[@mancheetah5610]

FarmYard Gaming are we saying the higher the percentage, the more locked it is?

[@ssandde]

@@mancheetah5610 I would say so, yes. I am going to test this now in F1 2018.

[@ensogaming988]

I second this...I watched this video thinking exactly that.

[@FarmYardGaming]

Imma get to going. To try it

[@MrDrBlahh]

@@mancheetah5610 yes the higher the % the more lock there is.

[@connorbarbour1]

These animations are insane. Good job Chain Bear!

[@joewilliams5057]

Great explanation! I thought I knew how diffs worked but you have a way of making complicated things very clear :)

[@shadowblade2149]

Yeah it's called "dumbing down" something I was in dire need for

[@joewilliams5057]

@@shadowblade2149 IDK, "dumbing down" implies leaving complicating factors out. This doesn't shy away from the complexity - it explains a complicated mechanism in an easy to understand way.

[@SurrealCereal]

"A solid rear axle becomes a problem when you hit a corner" NASCAR: *"Not in this house it dont"*

[@andreborges3849]

SurrealCereal yeah. Same corner, same radius, just looping.

[@tipsyMJT]

Not at Watkins glen, mid Ohio, and sonoma

[@Deutsche_flitzer]

Does nascar still mandate spools? That would explain the plethora of pit stops for tyres (compared to f1 anyway...)

[@toddwasson3355]

@@Deutsche_flitzer Not sure if this is current, but last I heard they were using Detroit lockers. I.e., spool when on throttle and open when off.

[@jeeveseventynine9263]

Aussie V8 supercars are still on spools i think.

[@danielmacharia9808]

I understood everything and I'm now off to design my own F1 car

[@Thumbsupurbum]

You'll be beating Williams in no time.

[@TheKincognito]

Can you make it Green? Kinda missing that Color in the current Field

[@13anomalous16]

Wanna make a team

[@LotharinOfficial]

I am waiting for the video about suspension and camber/toes before I do that

[@vishaljosealukka4258]

Please let me be the driver!

[@Arthurzeiro]

As good as this was, nothing beats the old 1930's black and white video from GM when It comes to explaining the basic principle of a diff.

[@dhruvkulgod]

That was the greatest quality engineering video I’ve ever watched

[@Dat-Mudkip]

Link?

[@Arthurzeiro]

@@Dat-Mudkip kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4qkqGpvaJ1pjas

[@Dat-Mudkip]

@@Arthurzeiro lol My dumb ass put that on my watch later weeks ago. Thanks anyway!

[@staj]

That video was honestly Epic!

[@TheUKNutter]

Your channel is much differential from other KZbinrs. I love it! ☺️

[@panaj9965]

Nice pun

[@khathide22nd]

LoL, see what did there😂

[@getoarduli9457]

Great content as always. Could you make a video why the F1 and motorsport in general use RWD and not AWD?

[@AntonAdelson]

I'm guessing to save weight

[@MrDrBlahh]

They did use AWD before but it was banned due to how fast it was.

[@maquettemusic1623]

It's because AWD weighs so much more for very little benefit, if any, in terms of grip and overall performance.

[@devandrasimanjuntak1646]

Michael morales wait, really? what was the car that used awd?

[@banaana1234]

@@cream2257 Im sure that a hybrid electric front wheel drive could be implemented to f1, just like lmp1.

[@randomuser778]

You possess a remarkable talent for explaining complicated things in easy to understand terms. Well done, I love your videos (and I don't even follow F1)

[@diegonavarro1594]

Wow, what a fantastic video. I understand differential fully and can appreciate the complexity the f1 teams have to deal with.

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

It's stunning that the drivers, whilst flinging their car around tight corners, overtaking etc., can be adjusting their diffs, increasing power, moving the brakes forward or backwards... So much for them just being the 5th nut attached to a wheel! They must have brains like PhD engineers to know exactly how to compensate for a given situation, and within the tiniest of timespans. As ever, a fantastic video, CB. It doesn't matter how many GPs I've seen (since long before you were born, I'm sure!), I continue to learn with every video you put out. Thank you so much. And I love the 3D graphics!

[@sirbuster223]

This is by far THE best video I have ever seen describing key mechanical parts of not just an f1 car, but cars in general. The visuals, the clear and deliberate explanations, and calm tone help describe in very clean and precise details the basic logic of how a differential works. I hope your videos end up in a classroom because this is a PERFECT primer for how car systems work. Thank you.

[@Sev826]

I've never watched an F1 race in my life yet for reason this is currently my favourite channel on youtube

[@ayoubelhannouni5385]

Can You Talk About The Alfa's Penalty ?

[@thisuraD]

That'd be awesome.. here's a similar explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4nKloqAhatkgdk

[@rwatson9689]

Their clutches responded way later than what they are supposed to at the start. A F1 clutch has to respond fully in 100ms, the Alfas need more than 300ms and because the job of a clutch is to transfer energy to the gear it could have been used as a sort of traction control as the Alfa drivers didn't have to battle with as much power at the start because the clutch wasn't transfering as much power to the gear as it notmally would

[@ayoubelhannouni5385]

Thanks Both

[@F-thirteen]

He kinda covered it in his engine mapping video

[@nathanlarson1851]

I absolutely love these videos. I learn more in these videos than I ever did in tech school. I can take a car completely apart and put it back together with nothing but torque specs. But anyone can put legos together, right? These videos make it all come full circle and make what I am doing make sense. Especially in performance. You can slap on whatever expansive parts you want and the guy with the stock car still pass you on every pull/turn. Building a car that is actually fast, takes a full understanding of what you are doing to the car. I already know how these things work but you make it go farther than that.

[@MatildeCacao]

Best explanation of how a diff works. For the first time I feel like I truly understand it. Thank you! :)

[@sriharipaidakula88]

This is the first time I've actually understood an a basic dummed down level of how a differential mechanically functions. I always knew why they were there; but conceptually understanding how a basic differential works was for some reason always hard for me. You should do a video on all different type of diffs. Like the ones used in rock crawling and how they can change this kind of stuff from the drivers seat with some simple knobs or other type of easy control. Thanks for the vid again! I always understood what they do, but not HOW they do what they do. To anyone who comments back saying just read a textbook, I'm a mechanically inclined nut I'm an M.D. who shamelessly lost the ability pick up certain concepts without good visualization. Keep the videos coming! I love the work you do.

[@adeshvar93]

Dude this animation quality!!!! love it

[@ishnagarkar3796]

Chain bear F1: Simple or nothing!! Every video till now has the most simple understanding of all the videos present on KZbin, hats off Stuart 😁

[@navnufc2800]

Wish this was taught in IIT bombay

[@cloudwicki]

The best video you have done!! The animations made it so easy to understand. I'm just realizing how much I did not know that I thought I do. So hyped to see more content like that ;)

[@ThZuao]

There's a great 1940s GM video explaining very meticulously how a differential works. I feel a key part to explaining how a limited slip differential works was left out. They use a system of clutches. Electronically controlled ones simply press the clutches more or less depending on the electronic control input. There are mechanical ones that react to the body roll of the car and the ones that have a preset limit where they'll always send a minimum ammount of power to either axle. Good for dirt racing. Differentials are also used to split the power between the front and back axles in 4WD cars. They're called "split differentials" and are are usually of the preset limit kind, generally send significantly more power to one of the axles. Send more power to the front axles and you get an FF car minus the the understeer tendency if properly tuned. Send it to the ones in the back and you get an FR car minus the oversteer. Setting up a split differential can greatly improve or greatly harm a car's stability. F1 are all MR, so they don't have that kind of thing. But they are pretty much standard in Turismo, Endurance and Rally cars.

[@JamesThompson-ri4hw]

I'd always struggled with how differentials worked this is the best explanation I've seen, great work!

[@alptekinday5062]

I’ve watched a ton of videos and read pages of explanations on the working principles of differentials but understood nothing. This is my eureka moment. Thank you sir, nice job.

[@Mr_Phoskitos]

I gotta say... I'm a bit impressed. Not only 60k people already watched this video in just 24 hours but also has a very good like/dislike ratio (although I think this last thing is probably related to how you make your videos). The thing is, motorsport is not something everybody likes. Yes, it has a lot of enthusiasts all around the globe. But from all the people who like motorsports, the number of people who are really interested in tiny little technical details like how a differential works, for example... Well, I wouldn't say there are precisely a lot of them. And still, there are a lot of people watching this video and going through it leaving a positive comment or a like. I mean, I'm impressed. After seeing this kind of things now I feel a little less sad and lonely knowing there are so many people into this world. See you around, have a great day.

[@nicolaselhani]

A year ago when I discovered your channel, I commented on one of your videos with 2 video requests: this is one of them so thank you! The second one is Braking Bias. You can do it Chain Bear. You can realize my dream.

[@jubuttib]

Just a quick correction on the 5:10 area, an open differential is by definition always sending equal torque to both wheels, a 50:50 torque split. The reason the torque on the high grip side is limited is because the low grip side can't put down any more torque either, so both sides are stuck at the low torque level. Effectively an open differential will allow you to put down 2x the torque of what the slippery side can put down. On an oil patch or snow or something this can be a very very low amount, and even 2x that low amount might not be enough to move the car. Just because one side is rotating faster than the other side doesn't mean it's receiving more torque, it just means the resistance on that side is lower. The opposite case of an open differential would be the solid rear axle, where wheels always spin at the same speed. So if one side is lifted off of the ground, 100% of the torque will be sent to the other side, and the car can still move. With an open differential due to the equal torque split neither side gets much if any torque sent to them. Engineering Explained has great videos on this, I recommend everyone check them out. What happens if you press the throttle harder and throw more torque at the wheels anyway, even though they can't put it down? The extra will just go into making the rotating parts spin quicker, i.e. the engine RPM will increase and the slipping wheel will slip faster. Due to conversation of energy and all that jazz any power generated must go SOMEWHERE, and eventually you'll spin the engine so fast it hits the limiter and cuts the power.

[@exohead1]

I’m a truck driver and wondered how the differentials in my truck worked. This helped me understand it a bit better

[@vineethprabhu8560]

I never understood differential settings in F1 game but your this one made me realise now what actually unlocked % and locked % means...Great to have this kinda F1 stuffs

[@ReginaldReturns]

I like showing these to people who think F1 and other forms of motorsport are just people sitting down and driving in circles. Educating these people make me feel that little more smug lol. Thanks for another great video.

[@iskywhisky1154]

It's great how you keep explaining concepts that you have already covered in previous videos! Makes understanding so much easier!

[@DavidHunter]

I don't know how you manage to succeed in getting these things across in such an easy to understand way while others fail miserably. I've never even really understood what the hell differentials were about until now.

[@utkn]

Wonderful video. I knew the first part about how the diff converts the torque 90 degrees, but as soon as we added the spider gear, all that was new to me. Thanks!

[@DaylightDigital]

ChainBear, you deserve everything good in life that happens to you. Well done!

[@MadelnOahu]

This is the best channel that explains cars and anything of the sorts

[@TheDibMonkey]

New to F1 this season - your videos are great and the production values are so professional. Thank you

[@DuncanCunningham]

I learned a lot. Thank you. Project cars setup taught me some too.. with the way the differential behaved under off throttle, or on throttle. In one race it allowed me to almost steer the car with throttle.. ok not steer but it helped.

[@ErikTheAndroid]

Brilliant explanation, I have struggled with how diffs work for a long time, despite watching other explanations. This one however made it all very clear and easy to understand thanks to your slow and methodical pace.

[@m_g_khatravinsky]

The new 3D graphics looked sweet, keep on the good work!

[@a-niche1286]

Love the way you explained such a complex topic in a simple manner... Please please make more of these videos talking about technical components

[@Epikmanful]

Thanks for the explanation, differential and limited slip is the hardest thing to understand in racing games, but now im understanding alot.

[@antyNLV]

Chain Bear, I love your videos, and explanations, I couldn't have explained it easyer. I just want to point out that you have made a slight mistake @08:01 - F1 cars have a diff configuration which lock's up under breaking as well. The reason for that is - in the rain for example, if one of your rear tires while stopping goes in a puddle, the diff will lock-up to the other tire and keep the slipping tire spinning, so that your slipping tire doesn't stop spinning and the whole car to spin arround that tire once it regains traction. That is called a variable locking 2 way diff, and it can change the lockup ammounts as pre-mapped ratio between ACCELERATION lockup and DECEL lockup. In decel, the diff acts the exact oposite - it locks the tires to the fastest spinning tire effectively and doesn't allow the rear axle to lock-up as easily. Just to point that out. Great video though!

[@jonarruda2719]

Im so happy you made this video! I asked for some more light on this a while ago. Loving the 3D

[@joshuaamieldavocol522]

Yay! another video. Always something new to learn. Keep em coming mr. Chain Bear

[@armaniac661]

I know very little about engineering and the like, but watching these videos makes everything so much more understandable! Thank you so much! :)

[@AlexaMG35]

Never understood how diffs worked, but this was an excellent way of explaining it. Ten out of ten! - In Scott's voice ;)

[@rrnate]

thanks for the explanation for limited slip diffs, I've seen plenty of stuff about open diffs but never limited slip

[@michOLjack69]

Awesome video, also 3D animations really helps to understand the concept. Well done!

[@user-iu7sp6ck5g]

Thank you, could never understand what it did. THANK YOU

[@Sparrowash97]

Thank you so much for making this video, you’ve explained it better than anywhere else I’ve tried to get the information from!

[@vasilis23456]

Awwww now my only way of figuring how mechanical LSDs work is engineering explained drawings. Your diagrams are a lot easier to look at an understand than anything I've seen before, including actual pictures of the insides of differentials because those are always covered in crud.

[@JollyGreen28]

I am not mechanically inclined, so thank you for breaking these things down in a simple way!

[@SVD_NL]

Great video! Expanding on the locked rear axle: that's exactly what 4x4 does on off-road vehicles, and why you can't use 4x4 on the tarmac or other grippy surfaces. Note that 4x4 is different from 4WD/AWD, if you want to know the exact difference I recommend the videos of engineering explained

[@Mr.NiceUK]

The SUV my sister owned while she lived in Abu Dhabi (over 10 years ago now, can't remember the make!) had locked and unlocked 4 wheel drive options, as well as 2 wheel drive. There was a label by the locked option warning to not use it on tarmac or above a certain MPH, for the wear and tear reasons to both the tyres and the surface.

[@jordan2738]

It's awesome to see you learning and growing in your video production! Can't wait to see where this takes your channel in the future

[@PhoenixRaces]

great stuff man! I have a better grasp of diff for both the f1 game I'll be playing and real life! also good job on your after effects animations! Seeing the visuals helped a lot in understanding this!! thanks for the video!

[@fabiocabral5492]

Your graphics are getting better and better. Love it.

[@cannygrowabeard]

Excellent video, well explained and fantastic use of 3D animations

[@hatakashi1900]

This really helps me understanding my car's AYC principles, thanks

[@aashirkhan5650]

Amazing Explanation, clear and easy to understand yet enough detail given to apply to situations. Amazing video

[@Rob2]

In our local F1 program, when one of the experts tries to explain such things, the main presenter (a clown) immediately terminates it as "too difficult for the viewers".

[@nilskayser8914]

So simple, so nice to watch, youre videos are just always so informative and I love them. Great work youre doing

[@Shaun.Stephens]

Great video. I checked your channel yesterday to see if notifications had been turned off accidentally or something... You didn't mention how tightening the diff can help a car that's oversteering to be more 'pushy' though (as long as you don't break traction too much) - and how an open diff can help with understeer. That's one of the things that a driver compensates for a lot using the diff settings. I guess there's only so much that you can fit in a single video.

[@mateovazquez127]

Impressed with the quality of your videos as usual

[@leonardoaraujo8364]

I have huge respect to any driver that sits in a F1 car and delivers even an average job. It need a Lot of skill just to keep this cars working, imagine the dedication to make good lap times.

[@olekaarvaag9405]

3:36 The left wheel should move faster as it enters the right turn. This reminds me of the slip up in the animation of the tyres in the video about the oval turn that caused massive degradation. Love your videos though. The scripts are well researched and written and I enjoy the minimalistic and crisp animation you do.

[@parthasarathidhabal9511]

Dont know why this was in my recommended, but love this stuff. I was really in some confusion over this. And here comes an awesome video, explained it beautifully. Thanks man.!!!

[@andrewhewins4237]

Balancing and adjusting the dif also helps combat both under and oversteer. locking the differential leads to understeer, and having an open dif can lead to oversteer.

[@bhatkrishnakishor]

Thank you for a well put explanation Chain Bear F1.

[@jairct3617]

Soo clear and simple! GREAT VIDEO 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@llmkursk8254]

I found this helpful in understanding how a diff works. I can utilize this knowledge in DiRT Rally 2.0 to help control the monsters!

[@Excludos]

If I remember correctly, this is one of the things that can be mapped onto the car so it automatically changed throughout the lap, so the driver doesn't have to fiddle with it too much except when there's some kind of change through tire or weather. Between BB, DRS, Engine mode, ERS, hava the drinkh, and actually driving the car, they have enough to deal with already anyways ;)

[@whathappened215]

This may be the very best video you've ever put out for us. Thank you. Do front-wheel drive cars have this feature? I know there are series where they race. I've heard the term 'torque steer'.

[@Toropetskii]

I'd love to hear more about the history of these developments over the timeline of F1

[@jparmstrong2003]

Awesome @chainbearf1. Great animation, great explanation!

[@marcuseisenhut8154]

While most of it is true, the part about the torque split in the open differential is false. The open differential has a static 50/50 split. However, you should remember that all forces needs counterforces to work. If we loose traction on one wheel due we decrease the counterforce on that wheel making it impossible for the differential to send power at that direction. It also means that the total resistance of the rear axle goes below the point of it being able to recieve full power from the engine. Simply put: if the rear left axle only can receive 20nm, this will also be the case for the rear right axle. Thereby making it impossible for the engine to produce more than 40nm. If you then go and brake or lock the differential, you will be able to make more resistance in the rear axle due to the wheel with traction and you can get more power out from the engine.

[@christoforospaphitis4090]

Nice one explaining the basics however it would also be interesting to see a more traditional clutch plate LSD how preload and clutch plates affect the differential

[@jacekicksass]

Wow, a big step up in your animation skills. Good work!

[@Popeye-yb3ct]

Muh dude...That is exceptional! Absolute gold!! Do suspension next! :D

[@mackenziepm]

What an excellent presentation on the subject!

[@Reeeeeves]

And here I was thinking it was literal magic at work. Incredibly great explanation!

[@jackbrady9738]

Bro skill share needs to If it really is true that you taught yourself 3d animation that you used to show the gears moving, most impressive being the spider gear segment, you're an amazing sponsorship for them. Hope they're compensating you fairly you're skills are legit

[@fredrickmungai2967]

You truly have a way of explaining things in layman terms. Awesome video. Keep it up!! 👏👏👏

[@alexandermckenzie2796]

An absolutely outstanding video! Good on you for trying out 3D animation for this video. It genuinely helped a bunch :)

[@Ncaa25offical]

Love these videos cuz u can really tell that you do your research and fully understand the topic. It makes your explanations quick and clear👌, keep up the high quality vids

[@Viper555]

Could you do a video on stalling and how the anti-stall system works?

[@VMVarga-yf6eg]

Thanks for your time to create this 👍

[@vasilisar6726]

Well done chain bear. Next i suggest suspensions or camber caster toe

[@ThomasNing]

Very cool video! 3:35 hate to be a downer, but it's an indianapolis again (with the draggy tyres) - the inside wheel's spinning faster than the outside XD

[@itsjawzz]

Great job on the animations, Stuart!

[@ShubhamMandlekar]

Wow! Thank you for an amazing explanation! Next time I hear this, I'll know what they're talking about.

[@lalitkumarmotagi7872]

This is just brilliant! Please keep up the good work.

[@floppyfish3378]

I love your vids. I watch them all the time

[@Citiesinmotionplayer]

I've always wondered how the differential worked and this video made it very easy to understand! Thank you!

[@rajshekhar2626]

Great video. Finally someone explains it in simple terms

[@Jafmasterflash]

Absolutely phenomenal, diffs totally make sense now & thank you Love these vids 👌🏻

[@giovannip8600]

Wow, this makes me appreciate f1 even more. Worst thing is I don't know what I don't know

[@imensonspionrona2117]

Best explanation ever. Well done.

[@vishaltripathy3620]

These videos are so good. Unreal

[@fedefede843]

once again, great explanation.

[@Conservator.]

Thank you! It would be so cool to see where and why F1 drivers like Lewis and Max change their diff and brake balance settings during a race and maybe see how different there cars are.

[@geekdiggy]

chain bears graphics are getting more sophisticated. in a year's time it'll look like a pixar movie.