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We called it by its real name, emergency brake, and I’ve used it as such with the single master cylinder cars. In 55 years I’ve never used but one “to park a car” I did drive a 1960 Dodge that had no ‘park’ with a push buttons auto trans, the ‘emergency’ brake WAS used when at rest.
“that is the same as a hole in the line and pedal goes to the floor, correct? How will that stop you?”
If a hole or break the pedal will go half way not to floor, that side of the system is shut off because there’s two chambers in the Master cylinder, one for the back, one for the front. Two...
The ‘proportioning’ valve goes to the rear brakes not the front. The big piece shown is nothing more than a safety valve, like factory, in case you lose front or back brakes. If your back brakes grab or lock up then you need a p valve or smaller diameter brakes.
I’ll look at some of my old shoes (1970s) I’m almost sure they are all made that way. Maybe the problem is the new ones are just made too short on the top edge. Old ones are both equal on bottom not raised like in your pic, I’m thinking the lining should be up to that notch
So I’ve been driving for 55 years and you gonna tell me how to use the brakes? And the emergency brake (what it used to be not this ‘parking’ brake of today) worked well with a four speed after a line broke at 60 mph. Stopped fine.