1990 Gulf Stream auto e-brake

[mhbob]

The e-brake works fine when trany is put in park but i can't find a manual over ride. would like to be able to manually apply if engine dies while moving.


Any info would be appreciated.

[Dennis4809]

What kind of rig? Gas, diesel? Air brakes?

[Dennis4809]

Rare that your engine would suddenly die but even if it did you’d still have brakes. Some with residual vacuum and then brake, just not power assisted. Think the term e-brake went away when dual master cylinders became the norm. We now have parking brakes.

[mhbob]

it's a class a. 460 c-6 trany.
I guess it would be called a parking brake because it's applied when trany is put in park.

chevys had same type of system.



I like the days when if something happened when moving the parking/e-brake could be applied,

[Dennis4809]

I think the term emergency brake was more appropriate before the advent of dual master cylinders. With a single master, one leak and suddenly no brakes. Now a leak and the most you loose is two wheels with two still working.