Re: Front brakes to rear...but what about parking brake now?

["Nate Stuart" <nathan.stuart@maine.edu>]

 > > SFNAC, but the other day I saw some truck/SUV up in the air with dual
 > > rear brakes systems.  hydraulic calipers and rotors for pedal braking,
 > > with tiny little drum brakes in the center for the handbrake.
 > >
 > > Couldn't you just stick a 2 x 4 through the spokes in the wheels?
 > >
 > > --
 > > Huw Powell
 > >
 >   Some Corvette's and many (I believe) Volvo's use this system of a small
 > drum brake operating in the "hat" of the disk rotor.  I actually really
like
 > this system as it allows 4 wheel disk with no complex caliper to have
 > problems with, just a very simple drum brake and a "normal" disk brake.
 [snip]

 It works great until on of the hold down springs lets go inside the drum,
 then all the parts grab each other and try and race the wheel round the hub
 till everyones tired and decides to bind the wheel up just for fun...
 Not sure how common this is, but it happened to a friends reltsyrC Lebaron
 GTC (4 wheel discs).

 Later,
 -Nate

Oh yeah, here's the direct url of the line-lock valve for all those
lazy/tired surfers out there
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/5939/myurq10.jpg

Its worth checking out the rally section too, off the main page!