If I remove my e brake handle, for some up grading, I know I'll lose my parking brake, BUT will the running rear brakes still operate?
Art
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Yeah, you'll be fine.
Your running brakes are operated by a hydraulic cylinder which is actuated by the brake pedal. The e-brake is a mechanical method of operating the same set of brake shoes on the rear of the car. There is a lever and various small parts in the rear drum that are actuated by the e-brake handle. This is assuming you have the original drum brakes in the rear. If not, most disc brake conversions that I have seen are similar to this.
Disconnecting the e-brake handle still allows the rear brakes to work with the brake pedal. The e-brake handle is simply an "emergency" method of applying the rear brakes.
PS - If you are permanently removing the e-brake handle, you should also remove the cables and small actuating parts in the rear drum just to avoid problems. But note, the e-brake is there for emergencys, such as a hydraulic failure. Be safe.
Thanks, Gentlemen.
Discs on the front, vw drums on the rear.
2 x on the .... remove the cables and small actuating parts in the rear drums"
Why would you want to remove your e-brake?
In Santa Cruz MOUNTAINS you'll want several bricks and a boat anchor --- just in case.
crhemi (Bill) poboiinhawaii posted:Why would you want to remove your e-brake?
That's question #1, and the 2nd is don't most states require a functioning emergency/parking brake that is activated separately from the hydraulic system to be street legal? That's why a line loc doesn't qualify as an emergency brake. Al
Bill;
I'm going to remove the chrome finish, drill lightening holes, paint black, replace the cables and re-install. I just move at a slow pace, and with the nice weather still sometimes available drive a little. And Greg, you'd be correct about the needed holdings, the house is on a 60% grade, not county maintained. Al, in my 50 years of driving in Calif. I've seen one, vehicle pop-up inspection stand, (That doesn't include road sobriety stands).
A rt
Maybe buy another one, do the holes, then sell the chrome to someone looking for the shiny!
What Bill said; you'll have way more into it stripping the chrome off. Way easier (and maybe even money ahead) selling the chrome one. Glad to hear you're not calling it dead weight and just removing it. Afterall, as well as being essential equipment, they are kind of handy...
Plus, you could still drive it while working on your mod of which I like!