How do car brakes work? Won’t braking both wheels destroy the drive shaft and the differential?

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I believe differentials distribute power to the other wheel right? Where would the power go to if both wheels are braking?

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From the point of a car internals like diff and shaft that you ask, it makes no difference if you brake or if you drive a very steep incline. Braking is just another force that’s slowing the wheels. The only situation where it could be dangerous is if you would suddenly drop the clutch in manual while holding brakes. In normal situation that would break the traction

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