parking brake Q

[smaz09]

Hi there

When you engage the parking brake, is it the disc that is doing the braking, or is it a drum, under the disc?

Reason is that my toyota has a drum/disc combo in the rear, the drums being only used for parking.

 

[AwaKeN]

It's the disk.

 

[iluvmacs]

The cable turns a mechanism that forces the piston through the caliper, just like applying the brakes would. It's really a great system that resets itself as the pads wear.

Just remember that if you ever need to replace rear pads, you have to manually retract the piston.

 

[SGT_OKINAWA]

Just remember that if you ever need to replace rear pads, you have to manually retract the piston.

Glad you said that, I was wondering that one day, I've changed brakes on a Skyline and Cefero, both pain in the butt.

Noted thanks!

Peace!(rei)