Towing vehicle with a rope

It dated back before discs. Dunlop disc brakes used a separate calliper. Probably to save money since their systems were very expensive to make. But other makers soon made rear calipers with a built in handbrake mechanism. The drum inside a disc type is later still. However, as I said, plenty older cars had a lot of shared parts. Far more than just the shoes/pads drums/discs.

Independently actuated just seems to refer to a mechanical brake rather than hydraulic.

Indeed. A better name is parking brake.

Of course you will. There is no weight transfer on a rolling road tester. They can reach over 100%.

The trick is to overfill the gearbox so the gears and bearings are submerged in ATF. And tow slowly. Or, of course, remove the propshaft if RWD.

Commonly called 'umbrella handle'

A vehicle with power steering is far heavier to steer when the assistance fails than the same vehicle fitted without power steering.

The only time I've ever needed a tow, it was a shaft seal failure on the coolant pump; I suspect cooling system-related faults make up a fair chunk of cases too.

I've been in a fair few AA flatbeds with dead vehicles on the back at ridiculous times of the night - but never my own :)

cheers

Jules

That's pretty much the setup I have with the truck - the original steering wheel was huge, but made from some '60s plastic-type technology which doesn't hold up well over the years; one of the spokes had split, so the previous owner had put the much smaller modern wheel on. I don't mind it at normal road speeds, but it's a bit of a lump to haul around at a crawl.

I'm keeping eyes peeled for an original (or repro) replacement so I can put it back how it should be (well, unless I find a PAS setup for it, I think it's pretty much a bolt-on if I can find a '70s donor).

cheers

Jules

I don't think many people have driven a car where the PS has stopped working.. sure they are very heavy when stationary, that's because you are trying to move a couple of patches of tyre in contact with the ground.. once it is moving, even slowly, it is much easier to turn as you are no longer having to overcome all the tyre friction.

Parking is a pain if you can't control the clutch and creep slowly.

You aren't allowed on if the vehicle can't do 25 MPH IIRC (there must be exceptions as some loads that travel on the motorway are slower than that). Of course you can drive slower than that if conditions demand it. But that is true even if the road has minimum speed limit signs (blue speed sign).

Tell you what why don't you go and potter down the M6 at 30 mph and see how far you get before they pull you over.

And the minimum speed on a motorway is?

A simple "I was wrong, there is no minimum speeed on the Motorway" will suffice.

i've done it down the M1...uphill with one car on the trucks back towing another on a trailer. 27mph flat out.

Deeply embarrassing.

Got overtaken by a tank..(ok, on a tank transporter).

Grimly Curmudgeon brought next idea :

Umbrella handle style - The late 50's Morris Oxford had that.

Yes... coolant failures, oil failures, lack of spare tyre, etc.

NT

Grimly Curmudgeon brought next idea :

I don't think it was legal even back then.

Happened on my XJS and lost the power brakes as well.

It was drivable yes, but it was almost unstoppable and almost undrivable due to the heavy steering - a jag has a quick rack and BIG wheels.

Even at speed, which I didnt dare use due to the fact I physically could not stamp on the brakes hard enough to stop it.

Reference?

Andy

Lots of people assume so. But its not how it actually works. Dual circuits are no more reliable than single. The advantage is the ability to vary the relative pressures to some extent as the back end rises up.

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