That’s why I always make sure my emergency/parking brake is in good working order. It won’t help in a panic stop, but under most circumstances it can do the job enough to get the car in a safe place.
-D > On Mar 18, 2022, at 4:42 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I've lost master cylinders at least twice while driving around town. > Fortunately, there is SOME stopping power in this situation. > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 4:12 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I had a situation with my car a couple of years back where the brakes >> gave out. The master cylinder gave up. I was in the city traffic and >> stopped at a red light. I was first in line and on a slight incline and >> the car crept ahead. Initially, I thought I hadn't stepped hard enough >> on the brake. The light turned and I drove away, but the first time I >> stepped on the brake pedal it sunk towards the floor and I knew I had a >> problem. I was only a few blocks from home so took it home and into the >> garage while I still had some braking action. Not sure what might have >> happened had I needed to do a panic stop. >> >> Randy >> >> On 18/03/2022 3:06 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >>> He braked the car >>> >>> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/685800445959259 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://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 >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://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 > _______________________________________ http://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
