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Car Forum / Honda Cars / March 20084 Wheel disc, How does the Park Brake work.
This is my first car(Element) with 4 wheel Disc Brake instead of drum/ Rear. How does it work, and can I still use it as an Emergency brake, or to go down a slippery hill, ABS intereferes with that if it's too slippery, like mud etc. Bg ottguit@hotmail.com wrote in news:fe81da1f-d3fd-4965-8b56-8203bbc73ef6 @m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com: > This is my first car(Element) with 4 wheel Disc Brake instead of drum/ > Rear. > How does it work, Pretty well. You could have either the drum-in-hat type or the caliper-mounted type. Don't know which you actually have. > and can I still use it as an Emergency brake, Same as any other. It's cable-operated, like all other parking brakes. > or to > go down a slippery hill, Wouldn't advise that. You'd induce fishtailing and you may end up rolling over like the Chevy Blazer guy I saw yesterday. > ABS intereferes with that if it's too > slippery, like mud etc. ABS should have no effect on the parking brake. ABS works on the hydraulic system only.  SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > > and can I still use it as an Emergency brake, > > Same as any other. It's cable-operated, like all other parking brakes. The first time I engaged my 2003 Element's hand brake while slightly moving forward, it made some funny noise (Slight banging)mechanical noise, so I released it right away. Thats why I asked if it can be used as an emergency brake as well as Park brake. Bg > This is my first car(Element) with 4 wheel Disc Brake instead of drum/ > Rear. > How does it work, and can I still use it as an Emergency brake, or to > go down a slippery hill, ABS intereferes with that if it's too > slippery, like mud etc. > Bg --------------------------- Your parts diagrams are at www.slhondaparts.com Don't try to defeat your ABS while sliding down a hill. Use a lower gear, for starters. This is in your Owner's Manual. 'Curly'
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