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Line
Lock Safety Brake
with Bill Johnston
Pork
Barrel Engineering came up with a very versatile line lock system made
especially for the Samurai. We have also installed the system in a Samurai
that has dual batteries (shifting the mounting position slightly) and the
installation was just as painless.
The installation took about two hours, but that included bleeding the
brakes after everything was connected.
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The
instructions that are included are very straight forward and easy to
follow. The photos show a suggested location for the switch mounting
point. Our initial installation (shown on the right) shows this switch
mounting point. This makes a very clean installation as you don't have to
route the wires very far from the fuse box where the connections are
made. I found a problem with this (suggested) mounting position. When
entering and exiting the vehicle, your knees come very close to this
switch. I can be clumsy at times, and when exiting the vehicle one night
my right knee found the switch at a very high rate of speed.
You know what happens when you hit your elbow the wrong way - whacking
your 'funny bone' turns out to be very UN-funny. The knee has a similar
point that can bring a grown man to tears. The impact actually shattered
the switch at the same time*.
*note
If the electrical system were to fail for any given reason, the solenoids
default to 'open' so that the brakes are not effected by the electrical
failure. This means you have normal brake capability, you just can't lock
them down.
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I
(very quickly) found an alternate mounting point that proved to be out of
harms way AND very visible to the driver. The photo on the left shows the
new mounting position. The wiring supplied in the kit has more than enough
length for this location. This Samurai has a fold down windshield kit
installed, so getting to the back of this panel was easy with the
windshield down. Otherwise, installing this switch will be an adventure -
but well worth it. |
Bottom line:
This system holds the vehicle in place very well. Have you ever been in a
tricky situation where you want to set the hand brake to keep your
position on a rock while figuring out what to do next? Then you realize
how inadequate the stock handbrake really is? This system stops all four
tires cold and doesn't let go until you want it to.
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Source:
Pork Barrel Engineering
P.O. Box 240 - 100
Main Street Calpine, CA. 96124
http://www.porkbarrelengineering.com |
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out the install! |