Line Lock as Parking Brake?!?
Channel: BUSARU
Date: 2018-03-19

The parking brake on my 1973 VW Bus hasn’t worked since I’ve owned it - about 6 years. I did a rear brake job recently and found that the parking engagement lever in the rear brake assembly was absent. I also found that the parking brake cables themselves were completely rusted and one was actually broken and tucked out of the way. I decided to experiment with a hydraulic line lock as a parking brake. I know it’s taboo, and not as reliable as a manual parking brake but I thoughtId give it a shot anyway. I have experience with line locks on 4x4 vehicles so this isn’t new to me, just new as trying as a parking brake. Don’t do this on your vehicle - it will immediately explode, or it could roll off a cliff THEN explode on impact. Don’t do this. 

Mick Longley http://busaru.com busaru@busaru.com Twitter: VWBusaru