[urq] Diff Lock Question

[John Koenig]

That sounds right; at least it matches my pre-conceived idea! 
Thanks, Stephen! 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Stephen Kraus" <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com> 
To: "John Koenig" <koenigj at comcast.net> 
Cc: "Mike Sylvester" <mike at urq20v.com>, urq at audifans.com 
Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2014 1:04:47 PM 
Subject: Re: [urq] Diff Lock Question 

The gearing of the differential allows for the power split to normally be 50/50 until a variable changes, at which point the power split will change to make up for slippage 



On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 12:55 PM, John Koenig < koenigj at comcast.net > wrote: 


I'm a little confused. Since an open diff will allow one wheel to spin freely while the other doesn't, how does that translate to a constant 50/50 torque split? 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Mike Sylvester" < mike at urq20v.com > 
To: "David Schaible" < David.Schaible at jrspharma.com >, "Paul Ahvenainen" < pahven at gmail.com >, urq at audifans.com 
Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2014 11:25:48 AM 
Subject: Re: [urq] Diff Lock Question 

David, 

I would not recommend doing that. 

An open diff can have unequal rotation but has a 50/50 torque split all 
the time. 
A locked diff has locked rotation and can have a 100/0 torque split 
which means one wheel will loose traction and be forced to do so in 
tight corners. 

How did you turn around in a parking lot? I'm surprised you didn't 
break something driving 10k miles that way. 

Mike