Poor Little Cone Style

I posted a link to the operation on the Auburn page earlier in this thread. The argument was that the preload springs applied all of the force and that is incorrect. The preload springs are just that. Preload before torque is applied to hold the cones in place so that they will apply. There is no way in the world those little springs could keep both axles locked under power. They are simply not that strong. The cones are loaded by the same action that causes the pinion gear to try to climb the ring gear and rotate the axle housing in the opposite direction of the axles. That's what causes the cones to screw into the sides of the case and lock down. Once power is applied and the cones lock into place the preload springs have little if nothing to do with it from that point.