[DeTomaso] parking brakes

Will Kooiman will.kooiman at gmail.com
Fri Jan 15 07:59:24 EST 2016


You're not supposed to apply the brake pedal when you set the e-brake.

You just yank on the handle and you're set.

That's why it's also an emergency brake.  If your hydraulics go out, you
can use your hand brake in an emergency.

--
Will





On 1/15/16 6:41 AM, "B Hower via DeTomaso" <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

>   Question?? Aren't you supposed to apply brake pedal to apply pad
>   pressure while setting the E-brake, thus you are only taking slack out
>   of lever system? Am missing something here?
>
>   Bud #3400 ( Drive it like there is no tomorrow -- for there may not be
>   ! )
>     __________________________________________________________________
>
>   From: Stephen <steve at snclocks.com>
>   To: 'marshall smith' <marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net>; 'Tomas Gunnarsson'
>   <guson at home.se>; gaino at earthlink.net
>   Cc: detomaso at poca.com
>   Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 10:36 PM
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] parking brakes
>   Fortunately my wife has strong arms - that is the thing about our
>   e-brakes - the passenger needs to set and release them.
>   Stephen Nelson
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: marshall smith [mailto:[1]marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net]
>   Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 10:09 AM
>   To: 'Tomas Gunnarsson' <[2]guson at home.se>; [3]gaino at earthlink.net;
>   Stephen <[4]steve at snclocks.com>
>   Cc: [5]detomaso at poca.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] parking brakes
>   Yikes....I could never trust my E brake on 'this' hill!
>   --------------------------------------------
>   On Wed, 1/13/16, Stephen <[6]steve at snclocks.com> wrote:
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] parking brakes
>   To: "'Tomas Gunnarsson'" <[7]guson at home.se>, [8]gaino at earthlink.net
>   Cc: [9]detomaso at poca.com
>   Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2016, 8:21 AM
>       Whilst `inelegant',
>   at least the stock system works well.  I installed
>       Wildwoods on the front of the discs and  kept the originals on the
>       back.  I did have the originals
>   coated black - heck, doesn't look that
>       bad.
>       Stephen Nelson
>       -----Original Message-----
>       From: DeTomaso [mailto:[10]detomaso-bounces at poca.com]
>   On Behalf Of Tomas
>       Gunnarsson
>       Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 8:03 AM
>       To: [11]gaino at earthlink.net
>       Cc: [12]detomaso at poca.com
>       Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] parking brakes
>       That's simply not a good solution. Doesn't  work as an emergency
>   brake
>       and parking brake function is dubious. If  you park your car with
>   the
>       brakes hot they may release when they cool  off.
>       Tomas
>       <-----Ursprungligt Meddelande----->
>
>
>       From: bill gaino [[13]gaino at earthlink.net]
>       Sent: 13/1/2016 4:52:29 PM
>       To: [1][14]detomaso at poca.com
>       Subject: [DeTomaso] parking brakes
>       Is anybody using a solinoid based parking  brake? Something that
>   that
>       blocks fluid in the brake lines to hold  calipers pressed against
>   the
>       rotors. My customer does not want the  extra set of E brake
>   calipers..
>       like IPSCO offers. Bill 1362
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