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**MJN** · 08-15-2002, 09:58 PM

I might buy a pair of axles and the rear has discs. He has some kind of hydrualic thing like a forklift to lock the brakes for an e-brake, anyone know if there is a way to hook up the foot pedal to lock these?

Gordo · 08-16-2002, 03:22 PM

Sounds like your talking about a "line lock". Guy's use it for power braking but it's not recomended to be used as a e-brake. You need a mechanical way to set the rear brakes to have a e-brake you can trust. A hydraulic "line lock" will lose pressure over a extended period of time.

Longhorn Man · 08-16-2002, 04:02 PM

I've never seen a fork lift with a hyd. parking brake either.
You talking about a little arm sticking up behind the backing plate?
I don't think there was any factory style (let alone aftermarket conversions) that had a hyd set up.

**MJN** · 08-16-2002, 06:05 PM

I do want a mechanical way to lock the brakes but maybe with the auto tranny I won't need an e-brake. Anyway if I do get these I probably will go with drums since mine are all rebuilt and have good shoes still. Just so everything lines up.

08-15-2002, 09:58 PM	#1
MJN Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Maquoketa, Ia/ Orr, Mn Posts: 3,045	e-brake ?'s I might buy a pair of axles and the rear has discs. He has some kind of hydrualic thing like a forklift to lock the brakes for an e-brake, anyone know if there is a way to hook up the foot pedal to lock these?

08-16-2002, 03:22 PM	#2
Gordo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Killingworth, CT. USA Posts: 3,378	Sounds like your talking about a "line lock". Guy's use it for power braking but it's not recomended to be used as a e-brake. You need a mechanical way to set the rear brakes to have a e-brake you can trust. A hydraulic "line lock" will lose pressure over a extended period of time. __________________ 1971 C10 swb stepside 350/700R4/3.73posi (retired as of 4/22/03) 1998 S10 short bed 2002 S10 Blazer 1942 Oldsmobile 1958 Massey Harris Pony 1951 Wife Killingworth, Connecticut May those who love us, love us, any of those who do not love us, may God turn their hearts. And if God is unable to turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles so we may know them by their limping. A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

08-16-2002, 04:02 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I've never seen a fork lift with a hyd. parking brake either. You talking about a little arm sticking up behind the backing plate? I don't think there was any factory style (let alone aftermarket conversions) that had a hyd set up.

08-16-2002, 06:05 PM	#4
MJN Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Maquoketa, Ia/ Orr, Mn Posts: 3,045	I do want a mechanical way to lock the brakes but maybe with the auto tranny I won't need an e-brake. Anyway if I do get these I probably will go with drums since mine are all rebuilt and have good shoes still. Just so everything lines up.



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