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How much of torque can be transferred to the wheel with traction?? (Give my %)
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50% of the power will go to the wheel with traction, the other 50% will be dissipated as heat in the brake of the other wheel. This is because, with the open differential, the torque is always split 50/50. To get torque (thus power) to the wheel with traction to the ground you need the same torque on the other side of the open differential to be supplied by the brake.
This is why, for extreme rock crawling, lockers are better. With a locker all of the engine power would go to traction instead of half being used in wearing down your brake pads.