Powertrax LOCK-RIGHT Performace Locker - Manual (Page 8)

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at only one wheel rather than at both wheels until the torque
equalizes. This effect is easy to become used to but is mentioned
for your information.
Cornering. When turning your vehicle, try to do so
under slight positive throttle. If turning is done with a neutral
throttle, it may tend to “buck” because of interaction between
the free drive shaft rotation and the engine RPM change due to
a varying load. During normal turning movements on the street,
you will notice that your new LOCK-RIGHT operates easily.
If you are powering in a turn and then get off the gas,
torque transfers from the inside (driving) wheel to the outside
(decelerating) wheel. This transfer of torque may tend to change
the vehicle direction; when turning on slippery surfaces, be sure
to do so smoothly and avoid jerking.
If you are in a turn and accelerate sudden-
ly, the vehicle will tend to straighten out because ini-
tially the inside wheel is the only one that is being pow-
ered (the outside wheel is free-wheeling during the turn).
Be very careful in turns, especially on water or ice!
Driveline Wind-up. When a vehicle turns, each wheel
follows a slightly different path. This means that each wheel
turns at a slightly different rate than the others because of the
individual turning radii. In a 4WD behicle with all wheels en-
gaged, the wheels try to slip a little as the vehicle is turning. On
a dirt surface, this action occurs unnoticed. On a paved road,
however, the wheels are “locked” to the pavement so that they
are unable to slip. Since they are all connected together through
the drive train and are turning at different rates, something must
give. The result is that all memeber sin the drive train—drive
shafts, U-joints, axles, gears, etc.—become highly stressed and
either something breaks ore the parts bind up and the vehicle
will not steer or move. This condition is known as “driveline
wind-up” and is the reason that the manufacturers’ manuals
state that the vehicle should never be driven on hard-surfaced
roads in 4WD. This especially is true of vehicles with