<VV> Neutral, parking brakes etc.

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 Hence the reason nearly all new cars with 4 wheel disc brakes no longer have the parking brake in the caliper. It's now a drum inside the hub area of the disc. 

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Corbin <airvair at earthlink.net>
To: HallGrenn at aol.com <HallGrenn at aol.com>; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Fri, May 14, 2010 11:46 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> Neutral, parking brakes etc.


With the Fiero, you had to use the handbrake at least every once in a
while. And all of them had four-wheel disc brakes. Use of the handbrake
adjusted the rear disc brakes. I've had three of the little beasties.

-Mark

> [Original Message]
> From: <HallGrenn at aol.com>
> Subject: <VV> Neutral, parking brakes etc.
>
> One additional point in favor of using the emergency/parking brake on
cars  
> newer than our Corvairs with rear drum brakes is that the parking brake  
> activates the self adjusting mechanism.  Backing up and stopping short
does  
> it as well, but owner's manuals of many '80s and early '90s era cars with

> disc/drum brakes advise using the parking brake to help keep the rear
drums  
> adjusted.
>  
> And I use the parking brake and leave my manual Corvairs in gear when I  
> park.  Had one move downhill on me once--one compression stroke at a 
time.  
> It looked like it had hiccups.
>  
> Bob Hall
> Group Corvair
> Corvanatics
> CORSA


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