OffRoadHybridVan

A rather amateur shot video, from several months ago (sept.2020), just to give an impression of the install of the rear differential with custom shafts to the driven wheel hubs of the rear axle. Well, it was a small drama to finally decide on how to mount the electric motor which demanded a hole cutting in the vehicle floor to allow sufficient ground clearance for the motor when installed. I could not find any better alternative because of how the motor and gearbox are integrated as an eAxle unit, although i am not using it in that way. In the picture you can see how is retained the original Mitsubishi alloy front support, the shiny cross member in the front of the diff. I hope it can be appreciated that a sufficient ground clearance is maintained for the installed differential above the ground. This was not an easy work. The differential unit is from a 2004 model Mitsubishi Shogun(Pajero) with manual Locking possible. It is really a heavy beast (52kg) and the drive shafts are of ge

Apologies for the comedy wobbly camera skills, i was really converned not to drop my camera through the floor onto the road. Also i was concerned not to injure myself as i was bouncing along trying to fit my hand safely thru that sharp edged hole. Here is a video from quite some months ago, it was a short driving test to check there were no problems with the installation of the differential and the custom driveshafts to the rear wheels. There was yet no electric motor drive installed, you can see simply the input drive flange of the Mitsubishi Shogun differential. My main concern was to check that everything was spinning smoothing and without any unexpected noises. Also of concern was to check the re-installed ABS wheel speed sensors were working correctly, this was a big relief that i could retain the original sensors and keep the standard vehicle brake system ECU functions happy.