I'm not sure what is considered "lame"--the design is on MANY vehicles today, it is simple, effective, and light weight--small number of parts--and while it may not truly be an "emergency" brake, it does the job it is intended to do very well.bluethunder wrote:I don't know how anyone could make such a lame parking brake assembly..
I've worked with this design since becoming an Impala SS owner, in 1996, and I've never had issues with the Banksia park brake or it's purpose/function.
The one thing I can say, from looking at literally hundreds of these, is that most of the damage this design can suffer is based on the car being driven with the park brake still set/applied.
What ever may have happened to cause the shoe failure in this case, I think the issue has to be with how it was used/mis-used/abused. Any pictures of the failed parts would be useful.