Re: JPOR: Isusu disk brakes LONG

[GadgetDan@xxxxxxx]

Jeff <jayers@win.bright.net> writes:

>  I was searching for inf. on these brakes and came up with this comment
>  from itog (isusu troopers owners guild).  It is referring to a '97 Rodeo
>  whose rear brake pads were toast after 28,000 miles.

>>  ...The parking brake on your model is not in the loop either, since it's
>>  a separate set of shoes inside the inner drum area of the rear rotor (that
>>  is, if you have the V6 model, not the 4-cylinder)...

>  Interesting that he mentions a drum brake on v6 models and not the 4
>  cylinder.  Still learning. 

The way I read that is that the Isuzu e-brake uses a tiny set of drum brake 
pads that activate against the inside of the "hat" section of the rear 
rotors.  Sounds complicated, but rather ingenious.  They should be rather 
ineffective at stopping the truck being that small, but plenty for parking 
and legality.

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