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Re: Can a brake stand launch cause harm?
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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.
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...
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And you tech's wander why people refer to dealerships as "stealerships" If I caught ANYONE from a stealership doing that in my truck, they would be looking for their teeth! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]
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