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On 2/7/2005 19:33, david.clement@verizon.net wrote:
| Andy,
| A limited slip does not "kick in". There is a set of clutch that causes an
| equal amount of torque to be applied to both wheels up to the point
that the
| clutches slip then it will continue to apply that amount of torque to
the wheel
| that is has the most traction but will allow the other wheel to spin
like an
| open differential if it's on a surface with much less traction. The
tighter the
| clutches the more torque differential between the tires is required to
cause
| the clutches to slip. The clutches can't be to tight or you would
effectively
| driving a locked rear end, it's a compromise between smoothness around
corners
| and traction to both wheels.
|
| So if one wheel is on ice and the other on dry pavement you will get
what you
| experienced. If both wheels are on a surface with relatively equal
traction
| then both wheels will slip at the same time, i.e., burn out :)
Guess I just misunderstood how it worked then. So in the situation I
had, a full locker would have gotten my left wheel putting power to the
ground, correct?
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- -andy
http://home.rochester.rr.com/alevy/dakota - andy-dml@levyclan.us
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"Whatever Adam does, do the opposite and you'll be fine"
-Bob Tom
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