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maxwoof · 02-26-2011, 10:17 PM

My 62 K-20 has one of those. It is mounted into the brake line on the frame rail, so it only locks the rears. Since it is an electrically operated item, my concern would be that it would drain the battery and possibly release the brakes over time. Something to think about. I like to have the stock parking brake set up present because it will work in the event you have a hydraulic failure. My feeling is that my PO installed the mico lock because the cables broke and he couldn't find replacements. The K-20 cables are hard to come by. You can get K-10 cables from inline tube. My problem is that my PO also threw away the brake levers and bars in the drums at some point. I am having a hard time finding those.

02-26-2011, 10:17 PM	#13
maxwoof Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edgewater NJ Posts: 159	Re: 62 K10 mico brake lock question My 62 K-20 has one of those. It is mounted into the brake line on the frame rail, so it only locks the rears. Since it is an electrically operated item, my concern would be that it would drain the battery and possibly release the brakes over time. Something to think about. I like to have the stock parking brake set up present because it will work in the event you have a hydraulic failure. My feeling is that my PO installed the mico lock because the cables broke and he couldn't find replacements. The K-20 cables are hard to come by. You can get K-10 cables from inline tube. My problem is that my PO also threw away the brake levers and bars in the drums at some point. I am having a hard time finding those.