Re: IML: Old Imperial hits Kia, comes off the worst

[Jason Wulf <jrwulf@xxxxxxxxx>]

Prior to this, I had never had my tires lockup once, and I've tested
them several times, they aren't locking up again.  ABS isn't
infallable, and I don't pretend to think so, this case was simply just
a fault of circumstance.

On Apr 7, 2005 9:32 AM, Hugh & Therese <hugtrees@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> D^2 wrote:
> 
> > The real issue here in both occasions, is lack of driver training.  This
> > CAN be
> > avoided, if you learn how to operate your brakes in the wet, when more
> > likely
> > to lockup (but its important in the dry too).
> 
> This is rude, insulting and presumptuous.  In my case, despite a great deal
> of work on my part, the brakes simply failed.  The pedal went to the floor
> and had no effect whatsoever.  I had been driving on the freeway and the
> brakes were fine.  Also, the accident occurred when I was a approaching a
> red traffic light and ran into a stationary vehicle.  There was road works
> going on and the amount of lanes were restricted to just one.  It was also
> on an incline, and I was hoping my car would stop before it rolled up hill
> into the pick up.  The actual contact speed was very slow.  It was also bone
> dry.
> 
> Sir, don't presume to lecture me on driving technique.  Your own
> proclivities in this regard are highly dubious.  May I suggest you ascertain
> more information before you rattle of a unthinking reply that is of no value
> to anyone except to stake some sort of superior position for yourself?
> 
> I feel terrible about the accident.  It shouldn't have happened.  I had put
> so much effort into the brakes on my car and I thought it was safe.  I
> realized that with the almost impossible to reach, single pot master
> cylinder, which was round into the bargain, I would always be at the mercy
> of mechanical failure, no matter how many hours I put into bleeding the
> brakes.  This was actually my third or fourth such master cylinder.  I had
> already replaced a couple of them.  They were all rebuilds.  I determined
> that they could never be reliable.  I had the Imperial repaired and replaced
> the single pot master cylinder with a dual set up that is rectangular.  It
> was intended for a MOPAR from the late 1960s.  It had the same pattern of
> bolt holes to attach it and married up to the brake rod perfectly.  I could
> not get one with the clip that holds on the top but at least the bolt that
> hold its on does not go through the fluid and therefore create yet another
> opportunity for it to escape.  The MC was intended for a car with all around
> drums, which was another important consideration.  A friend of mine who has
> run his own shop for many years had a very old fashioned brake bleeder that
> we managed to fit on the rectangular MC.  As a result, I was finally able to
> bleed the brakes properly and they began to work properly for the first time
> in years.  So much so that I had to spend some time practicing with them to
> avoid problems.  I had become quite used to the poor performing brakes prior
> to this time and was not used to the almost neck snapping brakes I now had.
> 
> Hugh
> 
> 
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