| [GMCnet] New Item at Amana [message #185538] |
Mon, 24 September 2012 06:04  |
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Parking Brake that Really Works
A new item on display by Al Branscombe, one of the GMC geniuses from
across the border, is his greatly improved parking brake system. It comes
complete with a new cabling, Kelsey Hayes park brake caliper, and
air-assist force and distance actuators.
Here's the link for more info;
http://www.bdub.net/branscombe/K-H%20Promo.pdf
Man, it is slick.
Byron Songer
Louisville, KY
News and Web Editor, GMC Eastern States
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| Re: [GMCnet] New Item at Amana [message #185539 is a reply to message #185538] |
Mon, 24 September 2012 07:10  |
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Matt Colie
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| Byron Songer wrote on Mon, 24 September 2012 07:04 |
Parking Brake that Really Works
A new item on display by Al Branscombe, one of the GMC geniuses from across the border, is his greatly improved parking brake system. It comes complete with a new cabling, Kelsey Hayes park brake caliper, and air-assist force and distance actuators.
Here's the link for more info;
http://www.bdub.net/branscombe/K-H%20Promo.pdf
Man, it is slick.
Byron Songer
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You are right about that one Byron, but I am still waiting to see that new brake reaction arm system that will work with drum brakes and if you decide (aka can afford) to later go to rear disk, you only need to change out two parts.
Matt - headed for Martha's Pancakes
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: [GMCnet] New Item at Amana [message #185555 is a reply to message #185538] |
Mon, 24 September 2012 09:06 |
Mr ERFisher
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thanks for that ,Byron
posted here
http://gmc49ers.blogspot.com/
gene
On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 4:04 AM, Byron Songer
<bsonger@songerconsulting.net>wrote:
> Parking Brake that Really Works
>
> A new item on display by Al Branscombe, one of the GMC geniuses from
> across the border, is his greatly improved parking brake system. It comes
> complete with a new cabling, Kelsey Hayes park brake caliper, and
> air-assist force and distance actuators.
>
> Here's the link for more info;
> http://www.bdub.net/branscombe/K-H%20Promo.pdf
>
> Man, it is slick.
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> Byron Songer
> Louisville, KY
> News and Web Editor, GMC Eastern States
> http://www.gmceast.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] New Item at Amana [message #185570 is a reply to message #185563] |
Mon, 24 September 2012 16:56 |
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Matt Colie
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| WD0AFQ wrote on Mon, 24 September 2012 12:06 |
Well Matt, you saw it. What do you think? Looks good to me. I put a couple of pictures on the photo site of the demo.
Dan
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Dan,
Wow,
(To answer Gene, it is the new design reaction arm that will be able to accommodate either drum or disk brake.)
It is a clean and simple system that is getting 0.1 G improvement in stopping on JimK's old coach. My coach is a light 23 and it already stops pretty good with its OE brakes, but putting an extra 1/10 of a on that - Whoa Nelly.....
I am telling you right now, if I had the resources, we would be taking one home.
Taking it home only because I don't have the tools here to do the install on the grass.
Gene, How about this...
The coach has 15/16 cylinders on the rear and 1-1/8(?) in the intermediate. It will still drag the rear in a panic stop.
But...
With the kit installed, the rear doesn't drag, but the intermediate locks up and smokes.
And it stops 10 feet shorter at 35 MPH, more at 45, but I don't remember the numbers. (I was too busy gaping.)
Lots of other neat stuff here too, but that one is a winner.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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