[Info-vax] OT: Cars

[Paul Sture]

On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:47:11 -0600, Bob Koehler wrote:

> In article <00ABA041.03276BEC at SendSpamHere.ORG>,   VAXman- 
> @SendSpamHere.ORG writes:
>> 
>> Or handbrake, if so equipped.  The problem here is that the inspection
>> stations in the proNJ insist on referring to it as the emergency brake.
> 
>    I actually use that ting once in an emergency.  Off course, it locked
>    up my rear wheels and I went a little sideways, but I did manage to
>    stop the car without hitting anyone.
> 
>    This after a worn brake pad actually fell out of a caliper, rending
>    the normal brake useless for several pumps. ('95 Toyota Camry, having
>    a problem with that caliper; I had planned to change the brake pads
>    and overhaul the caliper soon.)
> 
>    I don't know if the backing plate from the third party brake pad was
>    thinner than spec, or if it was a design flaw.  I just keep a closer
>    eye on both brake pads and calipers now.

I once had the ABS smash a brake disc on a Ford and all the fluid leaked 
the next time I braked.  The handbrake got me to a stop, but only with a 
lot of effort and thankfully I was only on a gently downward slope.



-- 
Paul Sture