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Old 2nd July 2006 | 13:33
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Milt
 
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From: Canberra Australia
How can brake release assist hot disk brake unit cooling?

Without return springs or wheel movement how do the brake disks magically move apart when you release the park brake?

Same on your car having disk brakes. It is disk rotation which creates the microscopic gap between the disks or the pads.

Methinks we have a phurphy here which may be a carry over from drum braking systems.
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