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 ...

The car parking brake is mechanism intended to stop your car from moving. This is either while already in park or in case of total brake failure. Your car brakes are a hydraulic system which could ...

Chances are that unless you’re parking on a hill (which is definitely a possibility here in Clermont), you don’t use your parking brake much. Not many people do, and not many people realize that this ...

Your car brakes are an absolutely crucial part of your car’s performance. That’s why we’re always harping on you to get routine brake service, replace parts that need replacing, and to not ignore the ...

Editor's Note: This month's story about the fabrication design choices of our Project Unfair's rear axle and brakes takes place back at II Much Fabrication, in John Parsons' small shop. -Jim Campisano ...

Electronic parking brakes have quietly become one of the most common features in modern cars, including the best electric vehicles, replacing the familiar handbrake lever with a small button tucked ...

Where the previous norm for most cars was to have a large manual parking brake jutting out of the center console next to the driver's seat, many modern vehicles are instead equipped with electronic ...

The parking brake, often referred to as the emergency brake, is critical for keeping a vehicle stationary when parked, especially on an inclined surface. Fewer cars have manual transmissions these ...