{"id":386,"date":"2012-10-22T21:29:03","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T21:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.m3rally.co.uk\/?page_id=386"},"modified":"2012-10-28T22:07:14","modified_gmt":"2012-10-28T22:07:14","slug":"hydraulic-handbrake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.m3rally.co.uk\/?page_id=386","title":{"rendered":"Hydraulic Handbrake"},"content":{"rendered":"

The handbrake is usefull to stop your car rolling off, but on tight corners it is\u00a0also most usefull. If you need to negotiate a hairpin corner then if you can get\u00a0the car turning, then depress the clutch and pull the handbrake this will lock the\u00a0rear wheels causing them to skid around. If you time all of this properly it is much\u00a0faster than turning the steering wheel. One disadvantage of a standard handbrake\u00a0is that when you pull it on it stays unless you push the release button. To avoid\u00a0this rally cars reverse the button, so that you push the button to make it stay\u00a0on, a so called fly-off handbrake. If your not used to one then most people get\u00a0very confused and cannot get the handbrake off. Of course to take the handbrake\u00a0off simply let go. The other disadvantage of standard handbrakes is the amount of\u00a0force required to lock the wheels. To alleviate this rally cars generally use a\u00a0hydraulic handbrake, either connected in parallel with the standard cables or on\u00a0a seperate lever. These have the rear brake line coming in, and then go out to the\u00a0rear brakes. The cylinder is chosen to get maximum pressure for minimum effort.<\/p>\n\n\t\t