The parking brake, or emergency brake, is usually attached to a car’s rear wheels. On vehicles with rear drum brakes, the parking brake is usually attached with cables to the rear brakes, as shown in ...

After recently completing the installation of a new rear suspension under our 1936 Phaeton it was time to complete that installation with a working emergency brake. Our first order of business was to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As far as automotive maintenance goes, brake repair and replacement tend to be near the top of the list, both in importance and ease of work.

Brake pads are among the most crucial components of a car that are considered normal wear items to maintain. Since brake pads create the friction that helps slow your car down when you press the left ...

These instructions for adjusting your parking brake work only if you have drum brakes on your rear wheels. If you have a manual transmission, you may have a transmission-type parking brake, which ...