Depends on what you mean by "full locker". The serious off roaders use a
differential that uses air to lock and unlock the differential. In the locked
postion the differential is for all pratical purposes a spool and has no
diferential action. In the un-locked position the differential is an open,
there is no in between. Yes, a locked differential would not have allowed you
to have one wheel spining and the other stationary.
The "Detroit Locker", Power Trax and other such mechanical racheting type LSDs
still perform the same function as a clutch type LSD. The main advantage is
there are no clutches to wear over time and the disadvantage is they are not as
smooth and tend to be noisey.
I believe the new gear type LSD's (Quaifee and the one being advertised by
Auburn) actually route the torque to the wheel with the most traction, so these
will allow for the different wheel speed for going around corners but won't
allow one wheel to be stationary while the other spins. These are real big
bucks and there is limited availability.
Dave Clement
99 SLT+ CC 4x4
In article <cu9g0p$8uh$2@bent.twistedbits.net>, andy-dml@levyclan.us (andy
levy) writes:
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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?
>
> - --
> - -andy
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> http://home.rochester.rr.com/alevy/dakota - andy-dml@levyclan.us
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