Re: JPOR: Isusu disk brakes

["Paul W." <a4xnut@xxxxxxxxx>]

GadgetDan@aol.com wrote:
> 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.

Yup, that's what he'd be talking about.  This method is also what ZJ/WJ Grands
use as well as the 8.8's in Exploders.  (Corvette's use this kind of set-up,
too)

Paul
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