> > > Rick Knoble wrote: > > > > > > I was driving the car when the brakes failed (rears) and it > > > was still quite drivable, with no unpleasant feelings of not > > > being able to stop. I have Akebonos with new rotors on the > > > front, maybe that helps.
> > Allen wrote: > > > > Wow > > that's quite a different experience than I had when I was > > driving an '87 Toyota pickup when a rusted rear brake line > > blew out. Pedal went to the floor, luckily I got some braking > > action at the very bottom of the travel but it was definitely > > quite unpleasant. > Curt Raymond wrote: > > Allen's experience is what I would expect from a brake line > failure. ... in all cases the pedal went nearly to > the floor and all braking ability was in the last say 1/4" of > pedal throw. Which means it works! Pump the pedal. That is, take your foot off and step on it again. The two circuits are separate, but do have a pressure balancing function. So if one fails with a very low resistance (big hole) the other side will require more fluid volume than typical. The second or third step on the pedal should be plenty. I have mucked about with old cars long enough I have encountered a number of brake system failures. The only truly exciting one was the '62 (I think) Dodge with a single circuit. I drove it home with electrical tape over the hole. I didn't touch the brake pedal until I pulled into the driveway. The tape didn't do much, other than make me feel a little better when I was driving. Trust me - the two circuit system is much better. :) -- Philip _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
