Obin - 924 related

[FRANKYDOOM]

Here is one for you guys - I have disk brakes on my back wheel - is a 924 - I noticed that they are not used under normal braking.... mhhh I did a check and they all tell me that i have drums and no disks..... only times they are used is via my handbrake Q1: Why have i got this setup - is it stock?

Q2: My handbrake does not seem to work well - No room to adjust the HB - I checked.....

please help

[FRANKYDOOM]

they are disks

[AMCPorsche924Powerhaus!]

yer supposed to have a disc for your brakes and a drum for your handbrake.

don't know what you are getting at.

who told you? a mechanic? It's easy to tell a drum setup apart from discs, is he on crack?

[Obin Robinson]

Originally posted by FRANKYDOOM:
Here is one for you guys - I have disk brakes on my back wheel - is a 924 - I noticed that they are not used under normal braking.... mhhh I did a check and they all tell me that i have drums and no disks..... only times they are used is via my handbrake Q1: Why have i got this setup - is it stock?

Q2: My handbrake does not seem to work well - No room to adjust the HB - I checked.....

please help

hmmm, something is odd with your car. your back brakes are not engaging? there might be something wrong with the master cylinder if the rear brakes are not engaging. no, you can have discs in the rear, that's what i have, and that's what a lot of 924s have.

the 924 rear brakes have a drum INSIDE the discs. the drum part is for the parking brakes, and the discs are used under regular braking. they ARE used and they have a bit of power. the 924Ss had discs in the rear too that are pretty much identical to the ones on your (and my) car. these are not any sort of "conversion", they were stock from the factory.

i'd suggest taking it to a different mechanic if this guy gives you odd questions like that. as for the handbrake, it could just need to be adjusted... or the brake shoes on the inside of the rotor are bad.

good luck!

obin