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Originally Posted by ZDan
I might have to get that Lego one. I have a running argument with my local bartender who insists that an open differential is "1-wheel drive". He doesn't believe that it actually provides equal torque to both rear wheels, I can't convince him!
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He should have been with me when the diff on my 64 Impala locked up on me at 70MPH. He would have come away from it knowing that it does indeed provide torque (or in that case very suddenly stop providing torque) to both back wheels.
Both hubcaps shot straight out and took off down the road. The one that cleared the wheel well was never seen again and the one that clipped it went airborne before rolling.
A couple of weeks ago I was cleaning the basement and actually found the cap. You will notice it is no longer round. Why the hell I have hauled it around with me for 30 years I do not know.