Re: JPOR: junkyard full-floater

[GadgetDan@xxxxxxx]

John Nutter <jnutter@pclink.com> writes:
>  Has anybody tried the cheap ($25) hydraulic brake lock from JC Whitney?
>  You apparently plumb it into the lines, a lot like a Mico lock. Instead
>  of a lever on the dash it's a button on the floor. You press the brakes
>  down and press the button with your other foot to lock it, and press the
>  brakes again to unlock. This is an all-mechanical system. 

That would work as a *parking* brake, but in an emergency, when the main 
brakes fail, it is useless.

Many Subaru cars use an emergency brake that goes to the front disc brakes.  
You might be able to scavenge some parts or ideas from them, or possible 
squeeze a set of Subaru calipers on the disc also, opposite the "real" brake 
caliper.

Oh, and these would be the older square Subarus, the pre-Legacy/Outback 
models with low-range transfer cases.  My 88 GL wagon had a cable operated 
cam that pushed on the back of the caliper's piston.  Jerking the e-brake 
handle would stop the car as quickly as the foot pedal when 4WD was engaged.

BTW, my name is Dan Pierce and I'm lurking mostly for entertainment.  I 
picked up a 1989 Cherokee in VG condition, but with high miles.  All it 
needed was carrier bearings, but now I am in the middle of replacing the 
entire cooling system with a 1992 style system and the ignition is 
troublesome (worn out).  A Jacobs system will soon replace the stock parts.  
At times it feels like I'm replacing this thing one piece at a time.  :-)

As for my axles, I priced out parts for re-gearing and adding TrueTracs, but 
for the $950 that that will cost me I'm now considering a more "custom" swap. 
 I'm not terribly hard on the truck and plan to stop with 31" tires (maybe 
33's in a few years), so a nice set of Ford 9" axles would seem ideal to me.

Ah, who am I kidding.  Budget constraints will likely have me swapping in 
stock axles from another Cherokee (with 4.11 gears) but I can always dream, 
right?

Well, back to lurking.  You gear-heads are *way* deeper into the technical 
end of off-roading than I am.  Don't expect to hear from me very often, as 
I'll have very little to add.

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