Aaron,
Yes, this is an old trick from years ago. It is especially helpful in the
winter if you get stuck. By applying the brake, the torque is transferred
(partially applied) the the wheel that is not spinning. I don't know if
this will work on a front wheel drive vehicle, but will with any
limited-slip RWD.
Rich - Ashburn, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron [mailto:acolona@i-55.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 8:34 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: homemade lsd?
Ok, this is really weird. A friend told me that as a safety feature on his
ford (open rear end) if his spinning tire gets stuck he can push in the
emergency brake about half an inch and the other tire locks up and spins. I
thought he was nuts but I tried it and it works! I'm putting in some sort of
locker soon so I'm not really worried about if it hurts anything, I just
want to know if anyone has heard of this and why it does that. Anyone
wanting to try it: push in the emergency brake about half an inch (just
till the BRAKE light comes on) then do a burnout.
A.C.
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