Is it safe to handbrake a Scooby????
 

With snow hopefully coming our way, Im thinking of going to the nearest deserted car park for a play, just like some of the chaps on here, BUT, is it ok to handbrake a Scooby, given the diff situation and all that????? Im talking MY99UK, not one of these fancy paints split diff jap contraptions ;) My old Mk1 Escort used to be a hoot in the days when we got PROPER snow falls!

I have been known to use my MY03 for autotests etc, I've never had a problem getting the handbrake to work!!!!

Mine works ok too, BUT, does it do any damage, apart from the obvious cable/shoe wear

Not the best, either for the handbrake or the centre diff. Centre diff is limited slip, so you end up applying brkaing effort to the fronts as well, while the diff is getting a hard time due to the speed difference across it.

It's fine if the surface is slippery, ice, snow, gravel, grass that type of thing. The strain comes when the wheels are being forced to rotate under pressure, i.e handbreaking on dry tarmac. The car will still break traction, however as it grabs when traction is restored, alot of energy has to go through the diffs etc.

just remember to dip the clutch, it is a road going rally car, not a ford!

:lol:

^ What he said ^ :lol:

Tanks a million for the advise! Just waiting for the snow now :(

ive got a vid of me donuting our scooby

host?

http://hometown.aol.co.uk/MemphisXXX/Scooby+Nutting.WMV
Right click save as

1st time i drove that WRX.

Oh No - here we go again, another poor chap that thinks his car is rally car :rolleyes:

Urban - it might be this one?

You never know who you're talking to on a bbs ;)

True....But I bet its not.

Shaun

Admittedly it's unlikely ;) :D

Nope its not advisable, just as its not advisable to tow a scoob with 2 wheels off the ground.
You can put undue strain on the rear diff causing it to fail because your basically locking the rear wheels on an AWD car, the stress goes into the diff, which has only so much flexability.
If you want to have some "tail out action" all you have to do is give a good flick of the steering wheel and the tail will come out on its own on snow/ice :D

Tony:D