LC parking brake

[alpinestar_01]

Does anyone besides Manafree make a disk brake conversion for the transfer mounted parking brake? their price is just a lill spendy....I think around 900$ last time I checked. I can think of a lot of other places I could spend 900$ on my pig with a hell of a lot more enjoyment.

 

[NE78FJ40]

I looked at getting something like that, but it is a little pricey. I never found anywhere else that sells a kit.

 

[3_puppies]

do a search as I remember someone custom making one that worked pretty slick, maybe 6 months ago.

 

[peesalot]

just bought the man a fre and it was like 395.00. it aint all that. I found my properly set drum one was o.k.. just want to try this one , I'll post up the install.

 

[Jukelemon]

The transfer brake is really not all that bad if you disassemble, clean and replace parts as needed. Good thing to in tandem with a u joint replacement or clutch work.

Kind of like rear drums, have to keep it in good working order.

Just my .02.

 

[camcruiser13]

does anyone know what you have o do to tighten the brake.

 

[Shipwreck]

does anyone know what you have o do to tighten the brake.

There is a 10mm adjusting nut on the back side of the brake drum. The cable length can be be adjusted at the hand lever on some models.

The best thing I have done to improve my parking brake was to install Mudrak's double oil seal flange. It prevents the leak from the transfer case that soaks the brake shoes of the parking drum. The stock brake works great when it is clean and dry.

 

[camcruiser13]

i got a 76 can i adjust it on the lever, i should just go look but im lazy. thanx shipwreck

 

[PabloCruise]

just bought the man a fre and it was like 395.00. it aint all that. I found my properly set drum one was o.k.. just want to try this one , I'll post up the install.

Yeah, but didn't you have to give them your old drum on top of that 4 bills?

 

[FLYINGLOW]

A guy around here managed to modify a go-cart disc brake to work. Radd has seen it, I haven't. A disc could be pinched between the output flange and the d/s flange. I thought about machining the drum to make a disc and then fit on some sort of caliper. Never really looked into it though. Don't know if the drum is even big enough. What ever you put there, oil will wreck it.

 

[Steve-O]

Yeah, but didn't you have to give them your old drum on top of that 4 bills?

The kit itself is $295.00 the extra $100 is for the old drum, which we refund when it is returned. We use the old drums to mount the disc for the kit.

 

[Bret]

Unless they changed the bracket that held the caliper I'd consider looking at alternatives. It doesn't hold the caliper square on the disk so it wears funny and rattles. Not that a 40 is quiet, but for $300 I would have expected a better bracket. My kit was purchased about 5 yrs ago and I took the caliper off the bracket and ran line locks shortly after.

 

[Vitesse_6]

I took the caliper off the bracket and ran line locks shortly after.

Sorry to hijack...But is a line lock TLCA approved? If it is, I would look into it myself. I know it just needs to stall in 2nd with the P-brakes on.
Thanks

 

[FLYINGLOW]

Sorry to hijack...But is a line lock TLCA approved?

NO. Might depend on your location, but probably not street legal either, not that it stops many people from doing it.

 

[Devils Paw 80]

There is a 10mm adjusting nut on the back side of the brake drum. The cable length can be be adjusted at the hand lever on some models.

The best thing I have done to improve my parking brake was to install Mudrak's double oil seal flange. It prevents the leak from the transfer case that soaks the brake shoes of the parking drum. The stock brake works great when it is clean and dry.

Where do you get the Mudrak part? Thanks

 

[65-fj45]

Where do you get the Mudrak part? Thanks

Here

http://www.mudrak.com/

 

[peesalot]

Hey Bret , I agree that the caliper holding ears look cheesy and the slot in the caliper body where they float is machined about as good as my ass crack . This may go up for raffle donation prize . Curious , did it get hot from riding on the disc ?

 

[nuclearlemon]

actually, the cable adjustment is at the firewall.

 

[Bret]

Peesalot- I don't think so. The rotor never showed any signs of heat. The pads seemed to wear just from the caliper "leaning" into the rotor. So there was never any significant heat built up. But the brake did work when adjusted and engaged. I am getting ready to put my H55-split in and I was fortunate enough for it to arrive with a parking drum attached so I can goto TLCA sanctioned events (someday) . I am going to try to make a pin to go through the original bracket to locate the caliper better and use it for a buddies '78.

 

[peesalot]

Thats what I was thinking , not hydraulic so why is it a floating desing , they could not dial it in enough for direct bolt up.