car moored in the thames
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SnowCat
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Fenders not deployed, I note. 
Ramage
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Handbrake failed (allegedly) on a newish Toyota (unlikely). Lady driver (quelle surprise).
http://www.youtube.com/embed/39qdhbkTko4
http://www.youtube.com/embed/39qdhbkTko4
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ADLS
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Galaxy Ripple.
She stopped to buy a bar of chocolate, maybe a Galaxy Ripple!!!!!!!!
She stopped to buy a bar of chocolate, maybe a Galaxy Ripple!!!!!!!!
oldgit
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Handbrake failed (allegedly) on a newish Toyota (unlikely). Lady driver (quelle surprise).
http://www.youtube.com/embed/39qdhbkTko4
O gosh yesssssssssss .Nice precis 100% Spot on
Ahem on the other hand ...handbrakes are of course very complicated and technical pieces of kit.
dharl
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O gosh yesssssssssss .Nice precis 100% Spot on
Ahem on the other hand ...handbrakes are of course very complicated and technical pieces of kit.
was always taught to leave a car in gear for such a reason
...MBOH always complains when I do so in the car ...but I have never had a car slip away from me either! She has...but not with the same result as in Henley!
thamesS23
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any truth in the report that seconds after the car splashing into the water, that Steve from SRB moorings was there in his boat ready to collect the £8 mooring fee !!!!
oldgit
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some new vehicles require you to push a button on the dash to "set" to handbrake,some automatically release when you pull away,others you have to have your foot on the brake and push thre button again to release and pull away .
Some have a hold on hill until throttle depressed system.
New Toyotas are blessed with one of these options.
Some have a hold on hill until throttle depressed system.
New Toyotas are blessed with one of these options.
mlines
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If the car has disc brakes all round then this can cause an issue. A half-hearted pull on the handbrake means the car seems to hold after you leave it but then the discs cool and contract and, hey presto, no handbrake.
teddington_lock
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Cars with disc brakes all round tend to have handbrake shoes on the inside of the hub , that operate much the same as an old skool drum brake.
The pads don't grab onto the disc when you set the handbrake.
The pads don't grab onto the disc when you set the handbrake.
dash300
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It used to be a common problem with handbrake operating pads on very hot discs.
When disc cooled it contracted and the grip of the pad on the disc reduced and cars strangely started rolling if on a slope.Now somehow they appear to have overcome this problem or have they?
When disc cooled it contracted and the grip of the pad on the disc reduced and cars strangely started rolling if on a slope.Now somehow they appear to have overcome this problem or have they?
No Regrets
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That was the Citroen Xantia.
Crummy french idea, use the calipers instead of having a proper drum brake for the parking device!
Toyota should be fine. That was the 'Woman'
Crummy french idea, use the calipers instead of having a proper drum brake for the parking device!
Toyota should be fine. That was the 'Woman'
teddington_lock
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Yes , as i said in my previous post
Not many cars now use the pads as handbrakes. My car certainly doesn't.
dash300
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That was the Citroen Xantia.
Crummy french idea, use the calipers instead of having a proper drum brake for the parking device!
Toyota should be fine. That was the 'Woman'
Running backwards for the French is genetic .
No Regrets
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That said, many drum brakes don't work too well backwards!!
SnowCat
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Especially if not applied!
mlines
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Well I have four modern cars on my drive (Not all mine, the kids etc.) all with rear disk brakes and only one (Range Rover) has handbrake shoes, the rest have normal pistons with a spring loaded arm to "pressure" the piston for handbrake operation along with "non return" pistons that need a special tool to wind them back in when replacing pads, so I dont agree that most have shoes as a random sample of my own cars shows pads to be prevalent.
However, all the cars with this mechanism are small cars
However, all the cars with this mechanism are small cars
Freshbreeze
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Freshbreeze
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Oh, I wounder if she had marine salvage included in her insurance???
teddington_lock
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OK , fair enough.
