LOL...When I was in tech school years ago, I had an instructor that would dock our grade on the lab work if we ever called it an emergency brake (because there is no such thing in his mind.) To him, an emergency break was what a student would take when they were about to piss thier pants...LOL :B

d3500ram wrote:LOL...When I was in tech school years ago, I had an instructor that would dock our grade on the lab work if we ever called it an emergency brake (because there is no such thing in his mind.) To him, an emergency break was what a student would take when they were about to piss thier pants...LOL :BLol

Apparently he was too young to have ever driven a car with flakey single system brakes. I used the emergency brake several times, and it was not for parking. it was a last ditch attempt to get the blooming thing stopped! When we drove, you of the first things you learned was that anything could happen anytime, and most likely whenever you least expected it to. Now, a complete brake failure is an almost impossible thing to happen, but in our days, it was not unusual thing at all. Ane the emergency brake system was exactly that! Never used it for parking, to do that, you just turned the wheels toward the curb, or put the nose against a tree! That was a parking brake. Some of the smarter folks carried wheel chocks.

d3500ram wrote:LOL...When I was in tech school years ago, I had an instructor that would dock our grade on the lab work if we ever called it an emergency brake (because there is no such thing in his mind.) To him, an emergency break was what a student would take when they were about to piss thier pants...LOL :BWhat is it, an Emergency break, or emergency brake?

Isn't this like asking who has marker lights verses running lights verses parking lights?

The Mechanical brake that is installed on our Motor Home doesn't really seem to be anything but that. I really don't think it would stop the rig, and I certainly would'n depend on it to park on an extreme slope. It is connected behind the transmission on the drive shaft, and not to any of the actual wheel brakes. The old EMERGENCY brake systems were attached by cable to both of the rear wheels, and could easily lock up both, or either of them. Used them many times to slow a car without the brake lights coming on, especially if there was a police car behind me. BTW, they still work pretty good to get a tailgater off your backend, but it can get your rear end smashed also. Procedure is slow, downshift, gently raise brake handle, then drop handle and stomp the gas pedal to get out or the way. And if it is a new car and looks well insured, pull the handle again real quick and collect the insurance money. Note: beware nasty old farts driving beat up old cars with dents in the back.

Who's truck has a parking brake, who has an emergency break?

d3500ram
Explorer III
Apr 13, 2017
Parking pawl is to stop the automatic transmission from transferring torque to the driveshaft with engine running in neutral.

.....

Back when I was a teen, I had a job valet parking cars at a swanky restaurant with my co-worker Paul...
He was known as parking Paul.
deltabravo
Nomad
Apr 13, 2017
Reddog1 wrote:
Old-Biscuit wrote:

Hard to increase post count if you don't post :B
Are you saying some people just post to have something to say?

Wayne

Yep.
deltabravo
Nomad
Apr 13, 2017
My truck has an e-brake
Reddog1
Explorer II
Apr 13, 2017
Old-Biscuit wrote:
Reddog1 wrote:
SidecarFlip wrote:
Popular thread about something I don't consider all that important.

An interesting post. If you did not consider it all that important, why would you even post? When most of us read a thread we don't consider important, we simply move on without comment.

Wayne

Hard to increase post count if you don't post :B
Are you saying some people just post to have something to say?

Wayne
time2roll
Nomad
Apr 13, 2017
Parking pawl is to stop the automatic transmission from transferring torque to the driveshaft with engine running in neutral.

Parking brake is to keep vehicle from rolling away when parked. If the hydraulic brakes completely fail I would call that an emergency that would warrant using the parking brake to bring the vehicle to a stop.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Apr 13, 2017
Reddog1 wrote:
SidecarFlip wrote:
Popular thread about something I don't consider all that important.

An interesting post. If you did not consider it all that important, why would you even post? When most of us read a thread we don't consider important, we simply move on without comment.

Wayne

Hard to increase post count if you don't post :B
Reddog1
Explorer II
Apr 13, 2017
SidecarFlip wrote:
Popular thread about something I don't consider all that important.

An interesting post. If you did not consider it all that important, why would you even post? When most of us read a thread we don't consider important, we simply move on without comment.

Wayne
Ranger_Tim
Explorer
Apr 13, 2017
In the Ford F350 it is a drum in hub/rotor system. The parts are called parking brake shoes, parking brake hardware, etc. How do I know? I just replaced all of that stuff. It is expensive, even if you DIY. Ran me around $600 for all new seals, rotors, calipers, backing plates, shoes and pads. My 2006 had a lot of rust in there!
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Apr 12, 2017
All of my 4 wheel vehicles have had Parking Brakes.....either foot operated pedal or hand pull operated handles

I have never relied on 'parking pawl' in auto trannies to hold.

I do have faith in leaving in gear (1st gear) on a manual tranny

Regardless of type of tranny habit (drilled into by my DAD) I automatically engage the 'parking brake' device prior to exiting the vehicle
Also find myself out of habit turning front wheel towards curb/side of road if pointing downhill and away from curb if pointing uphill old habit

My motorcycles...center stand if so equipped otherwise side stand in gear
SidecarFlip
Explorer III
Apr 12, 2017
Tom_Anderson wrote:
SidecarFlip wrote:
Popular thread about something I don't consider all that important.

I see you've found the equally popular toilet paper thread, which should meet your importance standards. ;)

I have and posted an equally mundane reply... Thank you.