Parking Brake question
11-04-2005, 12:29 AM
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Parking Brake question
i'm getting ready to order a batch of parts that i need to put in my Mach before i paint it. So far I really only need the Gas tank and a Steering Wheel(i have to steer it somehow). But i need to put in a parking brake since it will be a manual tranny. i guess the old one was removed when the owner stripped it before selling it. I got down and looked at the brakes (disc) and i couldnt really see where the brake cable would go and got confused. It has to work with a parking brake right? And does anyone know where i could find a guide on how to install it? thanks.
11-04-2005, 01:12 AM
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RE: Parking Break question
i have a 5 speed celica and i always forget the parking break but just leave it in gear when i turn it off and it dosent roll.
id definitely put one in though, you'd be crazy not to.
id definitely put one in though, you'd be crazy not to.
11-04-2005, 04:55 AM
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RE: Parking Break question
See if this article helps Billy. http://www.classicperform.com/tech_a...rakes-tech.htm
11-04-2005, 09:50 PM
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RE: Parking Break question
it helped a little. now i'm just more confident that a parking brake will work. i'll take the parking brake out of my parts car tomorrow and the cable and see if its usable/fixable. doesnt really work for the moment.
11-04-2005, 10:58 PM
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RE: Parking Break question
Just throw a cinder block on the brake pedal. Also, install this bad boy for your steering wheel. http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thum...den_rudder.jpg
11-05-2005, 05:25 AM
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RE: Parking Break question
haha my junior year english teacher was obssessed with people using break and brake wrong and meet and meat....he kicked one kid out of class because of it once. this is why i didnt wanna say anything. 
11-05-2005, 04:27 PM
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RE: Parking Break question
sorry, wasnt really awake when i typed it. and yes, we rednecks don't really care if we spell somthing wrong.lol. and then i just never really thought about it. i do it alot. just type and go. you see, thats why one should always check their work.