Some vehicles with rear disc brakes have the parking brake mechanism integrated with the caliper so that the brake cable pulls a lever which actuates the caliper. Some have an integrated drum brake to serve as the parking brake.
I've always heard that the reason for the integrated drum style is because the disc-only applications tend to fail and don't hold as well. I've personally had a disc parking brake caliper fail but it was on a car that was almost 25 years old when I got it and for all I know the parking brake wasn't used for years before I bought that car.
My 07 Civic has a disc-only setup, and my gf's 93 Volvo has an integrated drum. Out of curiosity, I just wanted to do kind of a poll to see what other members have seen on rear-disc vehicles. Is the integrated drum strategy still common or have the disc parking brakes gotten better and supplanted them?
I've always heard that the reason for the integrated drum style is because the disc-only applications tend to fail and don't hold as well. I've personally had a disc parking brake caliper fail but it was on a car that was almost 25 years old when I got it and for all I know the parking brake wasn't used for years before I bought that car.
My 07 Civic has a disc-only setup, and my gf's 93 Volvo has an integrated drum. Out of curiosity, I just wanted to do kind of a poll to see what other members have seen on rear-disc vehicles. Is the integrated drum strategy still common or have the disc parking brakes gotten better and supplanted them?