If you're still pulling up a lever to use the parking brake (or not pulling it up), you've missed the trend toward electronic ...

Having driven 5-spd manuals all my life, I've always engaged the parking brake when I park it. I just got the wife a new automatic Mazda Tribute. When we took it in for a minor service problem (less ...

Q: What became of emergency brakes on cars? Can the parking brake be used in an emergency? B.K., Riverwoods, Illinois A: Originally, the service brakes were applied using a lever and cables.

Can you settle an argument for me with my wife? I was always taught to put on the emergency/parking brake whether you had an automatic or manual transmission, especially if you were on a hill (I'm 56, ...

The parking brake, or emergency brake, is usually attached to a car’s rear wheels. On vehicles with rear drum brakes, the parking brake is usually attached with cables to the rear brakes, as shown in ...

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 ...

Have you been putting off converting your rear drum brakes to disc because you don't want to lose you emergency brake? Sure, you can use certain disc-brake calipers with provisions for emergency ...

if you put it into first or reverse, the gearing is such that the car's probably not going to move. but if you're on a grade it's prudent to use both. cylinders aren't perfectly sealed, especially on ...

If you're going on vacation, leaving your parking brake off during storage can save your car from rust and corrosion. Here's ...