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Parking Brake Connected to Rear Brake Pads?

Discussion in 'Suspension & Brakes' started by theriverlethe, Jul 7, 2009.

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    theriverlethe New Member

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    Jul 7, 2009
    I was just told that my rear brakes are worn down the metal and need to be replaced. The last time I had the car serviced, about 3000 miles ago, brakes were at 5/32. He suggested as an explanation that I might've left the parking brake on while driving. Is this plausible? Are the regular brakes connected to the e-brake on the Scion tC? Thanks in advance.
    theriverlethe, Jul 7, 2009
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    navylife59 Super Moderator

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    E-brake is mechanically connected to a set of brake shoes in side the rear rotor in a drum fashion. The actual rear brakes are pads actuated solely by the caliper. These are two separate systems that interface together at the rear rotor/drum . Leaving the e-brake on or even power sliding will have no effect on the pads.
    navylife59, Jul 8, 2009
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    punk2m1d New Member

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    Fun Fact: A lot of car manufacturers are calling it a "parking brake" now, because some dumb old lady freaked out at some point and pulled the e-brake because she said, "It was an emergency". As you can guess, this threw her car into an uncontrolled slide and made everything 10x worse. Idiots like these cause changes for everyone else.
    punk2m1d, Jul 8, 2009
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    navylife59 Super Moderator

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    Well, granny was just doing the first power slide!:driving:
    navylife59, Jul 9, 2009
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