RE: [MV] disc brake pressure, et al

From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Aug 02 2005 - 19:56:07 PDT


That's my concern, how do you match the two brake types operated from a
common line?

If the disks brake before the the drums all the problems of driveline
braking appear. If the drums are wet, they will not not be as efficient and
again the driveline braking problems show up.

Bjorn

>From: "chriscase" <chriscase@sbcglobal.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: [MV] disc brake pressure, et al
>Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:26:23 -0700
>
>Disc brakes do require more overall pressure to work. That's why they have
>large or even multiple pistons, piston area may be 6 times as large, giving
>6 times the pressure. The sole advantage of discs is that they use most of
>their circular travel to give off heat while only a small section is being
>heated by friction.
>
>Using a pinion brake as an add on should be trouble free, since it's
>braking
>will be in addition to the stock drums- the drums will prevent the one
>wheel from spinning faster than the other, afterall, you still have just as
>much braking in the drums as ever. Adding a pinion brake will not add
>horsepower to the spinning wheel, only add more surface area to the brake
>system to dissipate heat.
>
>And as far as one wheel spinning backwards, what is there in the stock
>system to prevent it? Yet the issue is never raised unless pinion braking
>is mentioned.
>
>
>
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