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[GregH]

Let me tell you a little story about torque braking... Another technician took a stock unit out on a test drive after being royally screwed by the sales department and Ford warranty. During his test drive, he came to a hill in a development area. He torques it up at the bottom of the hill, gets the rear wheels spinning at about 40 mph, and then eases off the brake enough to let the truck roll forward. He then saws the wheel back and forth to make these huge "S" shaped marks in the road - shoulder to shoulder, 100 yards up the hill. It was a constant wheelspin for about 45 seconds. Then, he turns around at the top of the hill, lines up the rear tires to go through the center of the "S", and then spins down them in a straight line. Result, two 100 yard tall dollar signs, about 3/4 tread gone from the rear tires, and cooked rear brakes. The truck was then sold, and the new owner experienced no problems from it.

Another brake torque that ended badly was on an F-150. Stall speed was being checked in the shop, and it was consistantly high from slipping apply components. The technician doing the stall test didn't understand the importance of letting things cool sufficiently, and was only giving the truck about 2 minutes between each test. On the third stall test, the front seal blew, and sprayed transmission fluid out of the bellhousing with enough force to bow the inspection cover. The fluid hits the floor, splashes up onto the catalytic convertors, and flashes. 5 fire extinguishers later, we've got a totalled truck. No grille, no front tires, hole in the hood, broken windshield, etc. The flames went 6 feet above the open hood. Our insurance paid for a new truck....

So, be careful with brake stands, or torque braking. The platform is designed to handle alot - and I mean ALOT - but, the cost of failure is extremely high...