The parking brake, or emergency brake, is usually attached to a car’s rear wheels. On vehicles with rear drum brakes, the parking brake is usually attached with cables to the rear brakes, as shown in ...

Few Mustang subjects are duller than parking brakes. Also called emergency brakes or "e-brakes," they were designed to keep a Mustang secure when parked. The parking brake is also supposed to stop the ...

As you can see in Figure 15-3, you have to remove a bunch of stuff to get to a drum brake. The steps here explain how to do so and what to look for when you finally get to your brakes. Caution: ...

As our 1960 Corvette project rolls along, we are dealing with some of the smaller tasks involved in a frame-up build. One such project is connecting the parking brake cables from our Wilwood disc ...

After recently completing the installation of a new rear suspension under our 1936 Phaeton it was time to complete that installation with a working emergency brake. Our first order of business was to ...

Since June of 1982, lawn mower safety regulations require all walk-behind mowers sold in the United States to have a handle-mounted blade brake. This safety feature is sometimes referred to as a zone ...

What happens when a parking brake fails unexpectedly, and how can drivers avoid costly or dangerous outcomes? That’s the ...