Odd-Ball Picture of the Day

It has a second caliper for just a parking brake? Wow that seems strange to me. Every car\truck I've had with rear discs has what is essentially a drum brake inside the rotor. Even my BMW...

 

I have seen high end/performance cars with a large one for handling the slowing and a small one for the parking brake.

I guess it has to do with keeping the main braking system away from possible issues if/when the parking brake system is tied in as well.

 

Learn something new every day... seems like the extra weight would counter any perceived benefit on high end performance cars, but what do I know lol

 

It's common on Brembos and other high end braking systems. You don't want/need that huge rear caliper clamping down all the time while in E-brake use.

 

It can't weigh but a few pounds. I know it's unsprung weight, but it's still negligible.

 

I have a car with rear discs that has the parking brake cam incorporated into the calipers. Unfortunately, one of the cams sticks so if I use the parking brake, the caliper drags on one side.

 

Let me guess: Honda?

 

Could also be a VW....

 

finger on the trigger and its a .22

 

I would not volunteer to be shot by a 22

 

I was at a Lambo/McLaren dealership last week (on a field trip, not buying) and when I asked the salesman what it was, he said parking brake.

 

Thunderbird

 

WTF is going on here? is this some form of underground feminist movement? why are these bitches drinking water from wine glasses?

 

'Cause any more diuretics and these four would turn into the Crypt Keeper.

 

My cousin had a part in that movie. It’s always funny when he pops up on a show and we’re like “hey, there’s Chet!”

 

Never EVER ride your street bike to an endurance race!

 

The ratcheting piston parking brakes on Hondas are exactly like the system Cadillac came out with in 1977. In both cars, not using the parking brake contributes to their eventually binding up.
Cadillac came out with this elaborate bulletin to deal with diagnosing and repairing them. We trimmed it down to spraying the calipers with penetrant, giving them a few whacks with a hammer and cranking on the actuating arm with a pair of vice grips until the pads were clamping on the rotors. Then we paid ourselves the 3.5 hours that the warranty operation called for.