At 1/14/2008 12:47 PM, Trooz wrote: >No one has mentioned a problem with the front wheels locking up in snow/ice. >Am I the only one? I hate to drive mine in the snow because getting it >stopped is going to be scary. Once the roads get sanded--cindered, in our >case--it's much easier, but on ice? Forget it. I've even thought about >maybe putting chains on the front. Haven't done it yet, but don't know why >it wouldn't work. > >Bob Trousdale >'90 Westy With rear wheel drive, front disk brakes & ice what happens is you take your foot off the gas and hit the brakes. With the front disks doing 70% of the braking AND the ice the front wheels stop turning but the engine is still connected to the drive (rear) wheels and they are just spinning along merrily on the ice. At the front end shop I worked at in Minnesota we used to watch the rear wheel drive cars & trucks come up to the railroad tracks where the people would try to slow down, the front tires sliding on the ice and the rears just spinning away. Good fun to watch. When dealing with ice put it in neutral or step on the clutch, you want to take the engine power AWAY from the drive wheels when you try to stop on the ice.
Rob becida@comcast.net Western Washington State, USA |
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