Re: DO NOT TRUST BTV

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/5/18 9:46:49

Correct - no self-energizing feature in reverse, typical of all Bendix brake systems of that design regardless of car make. That was perhaps one advantage of the Chrysler (Lockheed) center-plane system with the two half-wheel cylinders, or of other brake systems where each shoe has a fixed anchor. Of course they lack the self-energizing feature when going forward.