Next stupid question of the day: Can you E-brake turn/slide the rear around with quattro?
12-17-2003, 08:27 AM
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I take offence. Officially. I am not a noob. I clutch
becasue the Quattro system i.e. the Centre torsen (TORQUE SENSING) differential does care about locking only one axel. Locking the rear the diff will want to lock the front axel.
Depressing the cluth (or placing the car in neutral) will stop the non moving drive train trying to stop the engine turning over.
nOOb.
NS2000X
Depressing the cluth (or placing the car in neutral) will stop the non moving drive train trying to stop the engine turning over.
nOOb.
NS2000X
12-17-2003, 08:28 AM
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^^ ^^
Truth be told (although I wouldn't do it), you can even tow a quattro car on 2 wheels at low speeds (25 mph) for short distances without issue.
Don't worry about locking the rears with the e-brake.
Don't worry about locking the rears with the e-brake.
12-17-2003, 08:29 AM
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Sigh. Yes, this is true. How much torque do you suppose a locked rear axle is experiencing
when compared to a rotating front axel?
i.e. large torque applied by the rear brakes.
i.e. large torque applied by the rear brakes.
12-17-2003, 08:43 AM
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Oh god that confused the hell out of me. I thought...
That the engine was connected directly to the Torsen diff...
Anyway, I thought that you needed to disengage the clutch anytime you slam on the brakes, in my many years of rev matching/ motorcycle racing/ backroad racer wannabeing.
Anyway, I thought that you needed to disengage the clutch anytime you slam on the brakes, in my many years of rev matching/ motorcycle racing/ backroad racer wannabeing.
12-17-2003, 08:51 AM
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Sir, the driveline is designed NOT to bind during braking...
otherwise normal braking events could cause much strain on the driveline and hamper ABS operation.
It's not bad.
It's not bad.