WHEN STICKING

NZ Truth, Issue 1220, 18 April 1929, Page 17

WHEN STICKING

Brakes Can Prove Expensive The average motorist who buys brake lining for his car usually is so eager to equip his brakes with a product that will, not fail him that he overlooks the risk of using something that will cause the brakes to hold too well. STICKING brakes are a direct result of the use of inferior lining, and they frequently prove costly. . '..,., A number of cases have been recorded where the sticking of brakes during parking lias' resulted m - the - breaking of the ring gear. ' •••■'". y y yV■'The driver lets m tlie clutch,. in gear, with the. l'esult that the ring: gear is torn between the power applied and the resistance offered by the self-lock-ed 'brakes. ' j The "stick test" is one of the important features ofwell made brakelining. When brakes stick it is because there is too. much impregnating solution m the lining. When the brakes heat this solution works out - into a sticky mass to lock the brakes when they have been set, for any length of time, as m parking.