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Old 06-17-2008, 12:04 AM   #9 (permalink)
Gregte
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Originally Posted by ttoyoda View Post
If you say so. Regular use of the parking brake is needed in my cars to make the adjusters move. I have not noticed any drag, other than what is in the bearings and the bearing seals.
My newest vehicle is 14 years old, and that is also when I quit working on cars other than my own. I don't have any experience with anything newer but all cars I had ever known of required applying the brake while backing the vehicle to actuate the automatic adjusters.

There is a simple explano at:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/drum-brake2.htm

It talks about the reverse braking type and the parking brake type of adjusters. I had never known of the parking brake type before reading your post.
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