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PCT No. PCT/US82/00832 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 18, 1982 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 18, 1982 PCT Filed Jun. 18, 1982.A vehicle transfer gear and drive line brake mechanism (16) includes a depending gear transfer train (22) having a rotatable shaft (36) and an output gear (28) connected to the shaft (36). A drive line brake assembly (40) is operatively associated with the shaft (36) on a lower axis (30) and a housing (58,118,120) is provided for defining an enclosed compartment (116) for containing them and a common lubricating fluid. A baffle element (186) divides the enclosed compartment (116) into a brake chamber (126) containing the brake assembly (40) and a separate sump chamber (126) and directs fluid away from the brake chamber (126) to the sump chamber (126) in response to rotation of the shaft (36) in order to reduce fluid drag losses.
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