8.75 poor man's locker-

took my lunch box locker out because it's just too dangerous on city streets. best decision I ever made. locked and wet streets bring a second pair of underwear.

I don't see how that will give you anything but an open differential. All the internal gears still engage and work. Help me out here. It puts no preload on anything. There are no clutches to engage, no cones to lock up. I could understand better if it locked the axles together, but it does not. How does it work?
Looks like somebody forgot to weld it in. Otherwise it's doing zilch