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pnichols
Aug 04, 2017Explorer II
j-d,
Astute observation .... right you are!
To trick a standard differential the way I described requires individual axle or wheel emergency braking in the rear. It will only work on the later E450 chassis model years in which Ford no longer used a driveshaft emergency brake (IMHO good riddance, too).
BTW, I think that what happens is one rear dual set spinning and the other rear dual set doing nothing - they don't each spin in opposite directions.
Astute observation .... right you are!
To trick a standard differential the way I described requires individual axle or wheel emergency braking in the rear. It will only work on the later E450 chassis model years in which Ford no longer used a driveshaft emergency brake (IMHO good riddance, too).
BTW, I think that what happens is one rear dual set spinning and the other rear dual set doing nothing - they don't each spin in opposite directions.
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