Does anyone's emergency,,errrrr parking brake work at all
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08/25/16 08:38 PM
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70 Challenger. New rear brakes, drums turned, linings arc. All new self adjusters. Very hard pedal at top of travel when braking. Emergency cable adjusted tight. Everything good shape and well lubed.
Parking brake on anything more than a very modest slope,,,going forward or backward almost worthless.
Our 300B with a no park torqueflight and driveshaft actuated brake will lock the rear wheels at 30mph and hold on any slope.
How well does your E Body or any other rear wheel brake system perform. If good, what is the secret?
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Re: Does anyone's emergency,,errrrr parking brake work at all
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As already mentioned if your new shoes weren't arc on both tips it will take some time and wear to break them in. I have a freind who use to push his emergency brake pedal about half way down for 2 to five miles on the road on his 1968 Charger that he used to tow his ski boat with after he had back the car into the water on the boatramp to reload it. Applying the E brake helped dry out the shoes, drums and backing plates You might want to try doing that some to help breakin the new shoes.
Last edited by Cab_Burge; 08/25/16 09:41 PM.
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Re: Does anyone's emergency,,errrrr parking brake work at all
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08/25/16 10:29 PM
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70 Challenger. New rear brakes, drums turned, linings arc. All new self adjusters. Very hard top of pedal travel braking. Emergency cable adjust tight. Everything blood shape and well lubed.
Parking brake on anything more than a very modest slope,,,going forward or backward almost worthless.
Our 300B with no park torqueflight and driveshaft actuated brake will lock the rear wheels at 30mph and hold on any slope.
How well does your E Body or any other rear wheel brake system perform. If good, what is the secret?
Have you confirmed that ALL the cables in the parking brake system function as they should?, nothing seized?, that all the hardware needed to connect the cable ends to the rear shoes is in place and functioning,?
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Re: Does anyone's emergency,,errrrr parking brake work at all
[Re: Sxrxrnr]
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08/25/16 10:40 PM
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Been using my parking brake on my 70 RR every time I shut the car off since I have owned it (1981). Still works like new.
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Re: Does anyone's emergency,,errrrr parking brake work at all
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08/25/16 10:46 PM
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Do you set the parking brake without using the service brakes?
If so, that might be the issue.
They say there are no such thing as a stupid question. They say there is always the exception that proves the rule. Don't be the exception.
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Re: Does anyone's emergency,,errrrr parking brake work at all
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08/25/16 11:10 PM
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Several good points. Even though I did have my shoes arc' to the drums, when I pulled my drums to inspect, I find that the last inch or 2 of the shoes on each end show zero sign of contact. Only the centers show moderate wear,,,,so if I should disconnect my emergency brake on warning light,,,it would not be long before I had given these shoes the wear toward ends that the deserve. Don't recall if I stand on service brakes before setting emergency. Will be at Goodguys Nationals all weekend, so will make a point to check this out and also do some cruising about with the emergency set. I have checked closely the cables, pulleys(or sliders) and all else. All almost new and appear good. Had considered this product for wife's 55 TBird. Emergency on this is one of those 'T' handled jobs on the left of steering wheel. Very hard to pull to get any holding power. Somewhat gave up on idea as mounting on cables and other required hardware was going to be a nightmare for me on this car. Have seen demos of them,,,they do a hell of a job if you can fit it. http://www.estopp.com
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Re: Does anyone's emergency,,errrrr parking brake work at all
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08/26/16 12:55 AM
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You do not have to step on the service brake to set the parking brake, they are independent. Question, do you have any idea where the cables came from if new? You don't have to, but it is the proper way to do it. It is not an emergency brake, it is a parking brake. It isn't designed to stop the car, though it generally will, it's designed to hold it already stopped.
They say there are no such thing as a stupid question. They say there is always the exception that proves the rule. Don't be the exception.
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