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I expect whatever rear disc setup he or the PO installed doesn't have a parking brake. This is all too common with aftermarket disc setups. It would probably be cheaper and easier to go back to drums, but there are some alternatives. Wilwood sells a mechanical spot caliper made specifically for handbrake applications. You'd really only need one on one side to operate as a *parking* brake. As an *emergency* brake, two would obviously be far better. --- "Iturzaeta , Joseph " <JIturzaeta@kbhome.com> wrote: > Why do you want to replace the disc in the rear with > drum? Are you > trying to restore it back to stock? > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Fessenden "fess > [mailto:fess-vwtype3.org@fess.org] > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 2:59 PM > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: Re: [T3] Stainless steel braided brake > lines > > > > On Feb 9, 2005, at 2:46 PM, James Montebello wrote: > > > > > The thing about braided stainless lines on the > street > > is that they can fail catastrophically. > ... > > The line simply > > parts internally, and the pedal drops to the > floor. > > In my case, I simply sailed through an empty > > intersection, and had to use the handbrake to get > > home. > > great. > one more thing to add to my list. > especially since, fix parking brake is on there, > oh, which means replace rear discs, with stock > drums... > > sheesh. I have gotten in so over my head. > > I guess it's good I'm not driving it because > the back hatch flys open, because I still have to > fix the hinge. > > :( > > it looks pretty. [ from a far, the paint isn't too > great. ] > > --fess > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | > mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com