[DeTomaso] Anyone using a Electric Parking Brake actuator?

[Charles McCall]

Keep in mind that a hydraulic line lock and an electric brake actuator are
two different things. 

You've mentioned what a hydraulic line lock is, and I've heard numerous
similar stories about them bleeding down and cars moving on their own. 

An electric brake actuator is the method used on many modern cars (including
my current Audi) and works just fine, as far as I can tell. You push a
button and a little motor applies the parking brake instead of you pulling
on a lever. 

Charles McCall
1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
"Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe"
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-----Mensaje original-----
De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
nombre de Peter Kovacs
Enviado el: jueves, 16 de diciembre de 2010 2:20
Para: Ken Green; detomaso at realbig.com
Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] Anyone using a Electric Parking Brake actuator?

A vendor installed a small handled line lock style parking brake on my 73.
Press 
the brake, flip the lever, lift your foot.....exit the car. Worked 
great.................................until I came out to the car after work
and 
my car was across the lot against the curb with the cover still on it. The 
hydraulic pressure must have bled down. Missed the concrete base of a light
pole 
by less than 2 feet. Proceed with caution.
 
Peter Kovacs
209 345-6708 
209 436-2000 fx




________________________________
From: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Wed, December 15, 2010 5:01:29 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Anyone using a Electric Parking Brake actuator?

I came across some of these and it looks like a great way to make more room
for 
passenger seat width and also gets rid of some of the clutter under the
car.  It 
looks like some use a single actuator connected to cables going to both
parking 
brakes, and some use a separate actuator for each parking brake.  Either
seems 
like an improvement.
 
There is some information here:
 
http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/article/
articleDetail.jsp?id=455727

 
Ken
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