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kid/lock-up

Brakes and suspension
Machine-assisted source-grounded glossary draft

a system allowing steering while braking hard

ABS

Bus terminology

Anti-Locking Braking System. a computerized method of helping to prevent wheel skid/lock-up during braking. it does not prevent spins, nor does it allow you to stop in a shorter distance. it does allow you to steer the car while braking as hard as possible. available as an option on some Vanagons and EuroVans in Europe during the late 1980's-1990's.

Original Vanagon Dictionary; author uncredited

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  • Lock-up converter available for Vanagons?

    Historical mailing list · Mon, 4 Jan 1999 03:29:06 -0600

    ...But I do realize that today's most efficient automatics with lock-up torque converters approach good manual box efficiency much more closely than...

  • Re: Reverse Gear in Syncro

    Historical mailing list · Mon, 16 Mar 1998 00:07:49 EST

    The lines are switched yes the light shows "engaged"...the lock up may be nothing more than mis-matched tires....I hade one syncro...

  • Re: Vanagon Safety?

    Historical mailing list · Fri, 26 Jun 1998 22:22:02 -0400

    ...This is the exact point just before the wheels lock up. Unfortunately this point shifts while you are braking (due to heat build up...

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