The creativity of this group is fabulous; that being the case, I think we should
all collaborate on a book....... "How many ways can it be done in a LBC?" We
could make millions!
Jim
Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 2/7/00 3:58:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, microdoc@apk.net
> writes:
>
> << BTW, for what purpose do you use "emergency brakes" in cars that require
> you to
> apply them by pressing a pedal, and release them by pulling a handle? If I
> recall correctly, the respective manufacturers of those cars refer to these
> mechanisms as "parking brakes". They only become "emergency brakes" after
> they
> have caused one by being applied to a moving vehicle. >>
>
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> Ooo, ooo, I know!! I used to do this before I could afford to get my brakes
> fixed. You pull on the handle to keep them released and use the parking
> brake pedal as a brake pedal. Of course, in my old Ford Fairmont, this meant
> trying to stop a car designed to have front disks and four rear brake shoes,
> with only the two leading brake shoes. It took a while to stop. (I went
> thru several master cylinders on that car.)
>
> My '86 Mercury Sable station wagon was more reliable, so I never had to use
> the P-brake as an E-brake, but that car automatically released the P-brake
> when you put it in gear, so you wouldn't have to hold the release.
>
> Allen Hefner
> SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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