Thread: Parking Brake works forward but not backward
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Old 03-27-2009, 03:28 AM
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O.F.M.,
Normal....because of the rotation of the drums against the pads. Many times the brake will slip in a rearward motion-pads are not tight against the drums! Easy fix though, crawl underneath and tighten the cables a little. Nice to find out this way before something negative happens, Friend of mine with a Unique had a hydraulic emergency brake set up, left it running on a small down hill slope only to come back and see his Cobra sitting in the nose of a Fed-Ex truck! (NEVER use a hydraulic E/B except in dragracing!- NEVER!)
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PS. REARWARD, the pads will move just slightly inboard. reducing pressure.
FORWARD, will actually try to move the pads out making them fit tighter yet!
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