[s-cars] Of EDL and switches...

[Russ Panneton]

I'm almost positive the EDL operates on the front wheels, too.  I've felt and
heard the front brakes pulsing sometimes when I start out on glare ice.

Russ (8300', 11F and looking out over 12" of new powder!)

On Fri, 1 Nov 2002 08:17:29 -0500, Robert Pastore <rpastore at animalfeeds.com>
wrote:

>All Urs4/s6's have open diff's front and rear.   On the pre-EDL cars, you
>can lock the rear diff to dig your way out of being stuck, up to 15MPH.  At
>that point, the lock is automatically disengaged and the rear reverts to an
>open differential.  On EDL cars, the ABS system applies rear brake to limit
>the speed differential between the wheels.  I think EDL can function up to
>40mph, then the car reverts to straight open differentials.
>

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Russ Panneton                          russ at s-cars.org
Nederland, CO              "Too bad ignorance isn't painful"