poor mans edl, was torsen test redux

[mike]

realises he shouldn't do email after half a dozen
after work pints.

mike...blushing furiously

 --- Jim Haseltine <Jim at Ur-q.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: >

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mike" <mikemk40 at yahoo.com>
>
>
> > If the below theory is true then how does the MOT
> man
> > manage to test the brakes on the rollers?
>
> Because he does it with the car in neutral - he's
> testing brakes, not the
> transmission.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Haseltine
>
> >
> > --- Graham Thackrah <gthack at geog.ucl.ac.uk> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Huw, Dave etal
> > >
> > > Huw: "applying the info in the paragrpahs below,
> it
> > > seems that the torsen
> > > owner
> > > stuck with the front of their car on the
> proverbial
> > > "zero traction" ice
> > > (or teflon?  rollers?), could apply their brakes
> > > lightly to reduce spin up
> > > front and generate some torque, which might then
> > > allow for some motion of
> > > the car?  In other words, apply the brakes to
> "go"!
> > >
> > > Correct me if I'm wrong..."
> > >
> > > Dave: "that's correct.  what you describe is
> > > effectively poor man's edl in
> > > operation."
> > >
> > > I've often wondered that!! Seeing cross-axled
> rwd
> > > vans on the steep
> > > driveway up to my old flat I often thought about
> > > suggesting putting on the
> > > hand brake to see if they could get moving
> again, I
> > > also got my 90q in the
> > > same situation and used the diff locks to get me
> out
> > > but thought later
> > > that I could have put the brakes on instead
> (using a
> > > bit of heel and toe
> > > technique whilst slipping the clutch) to see if
> it
> > > gave me some traction,
> > > anyone on the list actually tried it to see if
> it
> > > works?
> > >
> > > Cheerio,
> > >
> > > Graham.
> > >
> >
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