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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 61 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 61 | O.K. so I have a 64 C20 and I am looking at the parking brake. I have the band that wraps around the transmission and I see nothing else.
For what I see the band is for emergency stopping. How do you use the brake if you are on an incline, parked etc, etc..
I may be wrong on this since this truck is new (first truck) and I am not familar if all things. I do have the repair manual!
Last edited by Born Lucky; 04/10/2010 4:37 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | any parking brake can be used as an "emergency" brake [misnomer], but that's a "misuse", and hopefully never required .... the drive line parking brake on bigger trucks is used the same as any [the rear wheels can't turn if the driveshaft can't move], put it in 1st or R when parking for added safety
Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 61 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 61 | Thank you
I for some reason thought that the parking brake was for emergency purposes.
I was looking for some kind of cable that when to the drums but could not find them.
So now I understand the C20 system for the parking brake. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 | i actually like the propeller shaft parking brake on the 3/4 and bigger trucks. pull back and it holds, squeeze handle and foward and it's off. it's a little easier to get to than the under the dash one i think. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 23 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 23 | The only parking brake that could be feasably used as an emergency brake I have ever seen was a transmission (output shaft) mounted hydraulic disc parking brake on a 40s hotrod. One of the trickest looking things I've ever seen. The owner told me he could bring the rig to a smooth stop using nothing but the parking brake. It looked way cool spinning down there under the car while it was moving. Not a very good thing for rough roads I would imagine though. | | |
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