can u say SCARED
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can u say SCARED
ok i was headin into town in my 72 and new the road it wasnt loose gravel it was dirt. so i was goin pretty fast...bout 65 or so...ok i usually slow down about 100 feet from the intersection...well my foot went for the brake....NO BRAKES it was at a intersection so obviosly i had some dicicions. i didnt want to go strait becuase we had bladed the road and left two massive bumps of access dirt ahead of me......well i tried to downshift but the gears just grinded....well i went strait and in a nutshell....it was a bumpy ride....;.but now i look back and laugh cuz it wasnt that huge of deal 
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Yes, It's a very awful feeling when that pedal sinks.
All the more important to make sure your E-Brake works.
btw,
A strait is a body of water between to pieces of land.
As in, the Georgia Strait.
Just add a gh to it to get ****Straight****
All the more important to make sure your E-Brake works.
btw,
A strait is a body of water between to pieces of land.
As in, the Georgia Strait.
Just add a gh to it to get ****Straight****
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I had the same thing happen in a School Bus I was driving once going down a steep but short hill. Thankfully there were no passengers on at the time and no cross traffic. I did grab a gear, yank on the ebrake, and kept stabbin the pedal for brakes. I got it stopped and flagged down another bus going to the barn to get the shop mechanic to come out and get it.
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older vehicles had single reservoir master cylinders. When you lose the system, you totally lose the system.
modern vehicles also have mc failure at about the same rate as the old vehicles. that dual reservoir is the 'back up' system in case the primary fails.
keep your ebrakes functional whether you drive new or old.
modern vehicles also have mc failure at about the same rate as the old vehicles. that dual reservoir is the 'back up' system in case the primary fails.
keep your ebrakes functional whether you drive new or old.
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Originally posted by amwxx
is the brakes going out a common thing or something on the older trucks?
is the brakes going out a common thing or something on the older trucks?
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1956MarkII, I learned that trick too. I however stand on the pedal instead of pumping it. I had the master cylinder piston seal fail on me last winter in traffic. Complete loss of the hydraulics. Talk about scary.
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