I agree with my learned friend, Dimitrios. When a booster failed on me
once, I could slow the car down quite significantly without the booster but
could not bring it to a full stop. Ouch on the freeway.
I get to drive a lot of cars, including a couple with mechanical brakes,
such as a 1924 fire truck. All will stop if the set up is correct. I once
drove a car fitted with power brakes whereas my own car of similar type did
not. Both stopped well, However when the other car's booster failed, the
car was involved in a nasty accident.
My conclusion, if it's designed to have a booster, the brakes will not work
if the booster fails. If it never had a booster in the first place the set
up is different and the brakes work fine without help. Stopping a big brute
like an Imperial would be quite a work out without a booster, hardly an
appetizing aspect for a luxury car, so I am sure they were fitted as soon as
they were available.
Weren't boosted brakes a Chrysler development?
Hugh
----- Original Message -----
From: <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Powerbrakes....
> It depends how much car you drive. Imperials were very large and heavy
cars.
> Power brakes and steering were beyond comfort, they were absolutely
necessary.
> Without them, the car cannot be driven. In a car of the size of a Toyota
or a
> Honda, these accesories can be optional. D^2
>
> Quoting Jim Gathmann <jim_gathmann@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of the
> > booster? I thought the booster was made for brake
> > assist, aka as a comfort/ease addition, and rather not
> > a requirement....
>
>
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