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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What power? You’re not hitting the brakes and the gas at the same time. If you’re not accelerating the driveshaft will just slow down.

Even if you did cars are designed with far more braking power than the engine can overcome and it would still slow down.

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