As our 1960 Corvette project rolls along, we are dealing with some of the smaller tasks involved in a frame-up build. One such project is connecting the parking brake cables from our Wilwood disc ...

Quickly fading are the days when we were free to dream of cranking a lever connected to cables that would squeeze the brakes and break traction, as more and more modern cars replace cabled emergency ...

There are two main types of parking brakes available in cars today. Which one you have will change what happens if you leave ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hitachi Cable, Ltd. (TOKYO:5812) is announcing the successful development of a harness for electric parking brakes (hereinafter referred to as "EPB"). In addition to the mass ...

Older vehicles traditionally relied on handbrake as an emergency measure, but this feature has been replaced by an electronic ...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 ...

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 ...

Electronic parking brakes have largely replaced manual handbrake levers across the auto industry, bringing several added ...

I’m looking to resolve a discussion between me and my dad. My car is a 1996 Honda Accord, four-cylinder, five-speed. I understand that the emergency brake is designed for emergency situations, such as ...

If you buy a new car from a showroom today, there's a very high chance it won't have a manual handbrake lever in the middle of the cabin. That's because more than nine in ten new motors are instead ...

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 ...