Originally Posted by
exchaoordo
Great tutorial that I wish I'd had for my brake rebuild in the pre-internet days. I'm hoping you know the answer to this: Why the Yoke?!
I'm actually writing about my Saab as part of a book, including the story of how I neglected to adjust the handbrake cable, dragged my brakes, gave up in a fit, and replaced the whole assembly with rebuilt brakes only to forever be reminded of my sins with the dreaded clunk.
What I cannot figure out now is why they used this absurd yoke system, which they must have realized was a mistake when they replaced it with a more conventional solution soon after.
So, why the yoke in the first place??