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Jim Yanik

(Doug Miller) wrote in
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In article
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wrote:
On Mar 1, 9:13=A0pm, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:05:30 -0500, wrote:
HOWEVER - the brakes must be applied HARD - and STEADY - NOT PUMPED
- to stop the vehicle as quickly as possible. Lighter braking will
give the brakes too much time to heat up and fade - and pumping at
WOT looses your vacuum boot VERY QUICKLY.

People forget they have a parking / "emergency" brakes? =A0What a
crazy world.

Not sure what your point is but if it's to suggest that the parking
brake could be used to stop a car while it's under near max power,

Or just at a considerable speed.

that won't work. They are intended for parking only, the brake pads
are smaller than the main pads,

Not true. The parking brake uses exactly the same pads that the
service brake uses, except (as noted) on only two wheels instead of
all four.

yes,the LEAST effective pair of braking wheels.
He IS right about rear brake pads being smaller than the fronts.
Most of a car's braking is from the front pair of wheels.
Also,disc brakes don't perform well without hydraulic power.

not hydraulically driven and only on 2
wheels. They could bring a car that is not under power to a stop,
but even then only in a much longer distance than the regular
brakes. Under full power, they would not have a chance.

This has been my experience.

They would
probably be useful in getting some additional stopping power, but
whether they could make a significant difference is doubtful.

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