the_bluester
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Holy hell.
If this is what a DMF is usually like it is no wonder the things are a problem. It actually explains a lot about the way my Xtrail drives as I am pretty certain it has one.
YouTube - ZF zms dual mass flywheel for passanger cars
http://petrolsmell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/planetary_DMF_SACHS_dual-mass-flywheel_-ZF.jpg
I never looked into them but always assumed that they were simply a rubber coupled setup like a harmonic balancer. I can see some advantage in them as they allow a much lighter mass to smooth out the vibrations so engines can be a lot snappier (I will admit that the response of the Xtrail diesel I replaced my Nav with is a bit of a shock) but bloody hell what a way to complicate something that used to be just a simple lump of metal!
If this is what a DMF is usually like it is no wonder the things are a problem. It actually explains a lot about the way my Xtrail drives as I am pretty certain it has one.
YouTube - ZF zms dual mass flywheel for passanger cars
http://petrolsmell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/planetary_DMF_SACHS_dual-mass-flywheel_-ZF.jpg
I never looked into them but always assumed that they were simply a rubber coupled setup like a harmonic balancer. I can see some advantage in them as they allow a much lighter mass to smooth out the vibrations so engines can be a lot snappier (I will admit that the response of the Xtrail diesel I replaced my Nav with is a bit of a shock) but bloody hell what a way to complicate something that used to be just a simple lump of metal!
