From: "Hugh & Therese" <hugtrees@xxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: IML: Old Imperial hits Kia, comes off the worst
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 11:32:07 -0500
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
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