Quite like the idea of idying up the tunnel top and fitting something more discrete.
If you replaced the handbrake with a brake line lock would it be acceptable come MoT time?
nope
2nd nope
the handbrake for mot and construction and use ect states it must be of a mechanical nature ie rods or cables
this is based on that in your case useing a line lock what hapens should the system fail ie a weaping seal ect
sorry if the explanation is a little crap but no doubt someone will be along to explain it better soon
As I thought
Quite like the idea of idying up the tunnel top and fitting something more discrete.
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Originally posted by 24vseven
the handbrake for mot and construction and use ect states it must be of a mechanical nature ie rods or cables
this is based on that in your case useing a line lock what hapens should the system fail ie a weaping seal ect
sorry if the explanation is a little crap but no doubt someone will be along to explain it better soon
electric handbrake actuator?
Just wondering.............how do you `ease` the handbrake off on a hill start , with one of those new fangled electromagnetic handbrake doo
dah's ?
Surely they are either off or on with nothing inbetween ?
Surely you'd take the car to the biting point then take the brake off as usual? You don't ease a handbrake off? It's on or it's off.
On renaults with leccy handbrake there is a motor with cables under the boot floor. the computer recognises biting point via a clutch pedal switch and
relases the handbrake before the car stalls.
IIRC correctly, you can have any mechanical / hydraulic assembly you want for a handbrake as long as it is a seperate system to the footbrake. I had a
hydraulic handbrake on my mini for a few years with seperate spot calipers on the KAD rear brakes without any MOT problems.
Shaun
As just said, the problem is surely that line locks work on the same system as the normal brakes so you have no backup if the main system goes down.....
A handbrake has to be 'mechanical'; anything hydraulic is not allowed as pressure can reduce over time due to leakage at various seals leading to release of the brake.
The handbrake must use 'mechanical energy' so as said in an earlier post it'll need to be either rods or cables. You can use a hand brake with 'stored energy' i.e hydraulics or pneumatics if you wish but it must work in the oposite direction i.e. the hydraulics hold the hand brake off, not on like usual.
No only is a line not considered as a hand brake it is illegal to have one fitted on a road car. The traffic police are well aware of line locks and tend come down heavily on them.
What would be the advantage of a line lock?
They tend to be used in drag racing for burnouts, but in the front circuit.
Slam on the brakes then turn lock on and you front brakes stay locked on to help with your burnout.
or if you've ever seen terry grant doing his stunt demo's when he gets his cars spinning in circles and then gets out whilst they're still spinning he just locks the inner front wheel.
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Originally posted by nick205
As I thought
Quite like the idea of idying up the tunnel top and fitting something more discrete.