Re: [ihc] About those parking brakes .....

[Steven Stegmann <steve.stegmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave,

Having a problem on ice presumes that you can get it
above 5mph.  I remember following those VW busses out
west on vacation.  Above 5000 ft altitude, they'd make
60 mph on a steep downhill, 50 on level and any sort
of a hill 30 was tops.  And, they'd never pull over
and let the rest of the traffic get by.  It probably
took them 20 miles to get to 30 on an uphill.  

Steve
--- David Raistrick <keen@domain.elided> wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Steven Stegmann wrote:
> 
> > I had a 73 Toyota pickup with twin leading shoe
> drum
> > brakes.  Two wheel cylinders at each wheel.  That
> was
> > fun in cold damp weather.
> 
> All pre-disc VW buses (till '71) used
> twin-leading-shoe on the front two
> with two cylinders.
> 
> Never had a problem with them on ice, but I suppose
> I was just used to'm.
> :)
> 
> 
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