Not if it's a lincoln (or delorean). For those of us who appreciate lighter cars, the elise and my old Honda CRX's parking brake would lock the rear wheels. I don't think the delorean setup is particularly nice; I don't get the feeling that it can be fully disengaged and fully engaged with the throw of the e-brake lever. It should slow your car down, though, if applied at speed!! That's half the purpose! Jim On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 15:02:10 -0000 "content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > No marque's *PARKING* brake will do that. That's why brakes activated > with hydraulic fluid (Ford was last mechanical brake -- with rods -- > in the 1930's). Momentum of vehicle will simply stretch cable. > > Ever noticed is possible to accidentally start off (difficultly) > with > a parking brake engaged? And that's from a total standstill. > > Bill Robertson > #5939 > > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John Dore" <dmcjohn@xxxx> wrote: > > Hey lads, > > Just wondering how good the delorean handbrake is meant to be? > Mine > > will easily hold the car on a hill, but is not good enough to lock > > > the back wheels if pulled up while driving (and in neutral). Not > that > > I would do this while driving on the highway or anything, but > still I > > would expect that if I ever did need to pull it up it would lock > the > > rear wheels. Anyone's good enough to do that? What should I look > at > > on mine to fix this, the pads seem fine... > > Thanks, > > John > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Yahoo! Autos. Everything you need to know about buying or selling a car. FREE Quotes, 360° Tours, Research, Blue Book, Compare Vehicles, Buy Used http://us.click.yahoo.com/kEZsdA/bwnGAA/YiGOAA/HliolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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