2010 Mitsubishi Outlander Repair Question
Topics covered: Brakes, Parking brake.
Mileage: 60,000 miles.
Mileage: 60,000 miles.
Asked on December 8, 2012
Mitsubishi Outlander Brakes Problem
Hi, i was changeing the brakes on this car today, and i noticed the rear brakes are both disc and drum....not sure why this is, can you possibly tell me the purpose of this?
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Replied on December 9, 2012
The drum brake inside the rear rotor is the parking brake. That's a much better design than what Ford and GM use. Chrysler has always used the "drum in hat" design like you have. It's very trouble-free and it makes the disc brakes easy to service.