More recently, Yes, small drums inside the rotor or hub take up the hand
(parking) brake function. The old Renault 10s used to use a brass lever and
arm setup to push the inner pad onto the rear rotors to create a handbrake
effect. Nice concept , poorly executed, barely functional, and prone to
seizure. The Toyota Landcruisers, however, had a different thought. They
placed a complete separate drum setup on the output shaft from the transfer
case, It worked well, as long as both wheels were on solid ground (no
Limited Slip). Thought this might help those considering rear discs, just my
.02
Mark Haynes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Curry [SMTP:spitlist@gte.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 6:40 PM
> To: Gary Tash
> Cc: Terry L. Thompson; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Brake Rotor Suggestion
>
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> Gary Tash wrote:
> >
> > Yes, rear disks usually a small drum as well, for the parking brake, do
> they
> > not?
>
> I don't know what the "norm" is on that issue. I've never gotten past
> the wondering stage log enough to look. That seems like a logical way
> to do it, but adds to the complexity and expense of doing the upgrade.
>
> Joe
>
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