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 > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm