Drum brakes. I hate them.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Kowalski</i>
Taking the wheel bearing apart each time you want to take a look wasn't fun on older designs either.
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I think that's more on "cheaper" designs rather than older ones.
My Landrover (which I know I have harped on about far too much in the past) has Drums all round, and no servo assistance. They work just fine, although do need a good shove on the pedal.
As far as I knew, Disk brakes always used to be far more costly to manufacture, mainly due to the manufacture of the calipers. Ever had to buy a new one? Especially compared to a brake drum wheel cylinder. Caliper - £120. Wheel cylinder - £15. Multiply that difference by 4, and that's why it was only ever expensive cars that had disc brakes.
Taking the wheel bearing apart each time you want to take a look wasn't fun on older designs either.
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I think that's more on "cheaper" designs rather than older ones.
My Landrover (which I know I have harped on about far too much in the past) has Drums all round, and no servo assistance. They work just fine, although do need a good shove on the pedal.
As far as I knew, Disk brakes always used to be far more costly to manufacture, mainly due to the manufacture of the calipers. Ever had to buy a new one? Especially compared to a brake drum wheel cylinder. Caliper - £120. Wheel cylinder - £15. Multiply that difference by 4, and that's why it was only ever expensive cars that had disc brakes.