I forgot to mention something in my earlier my reply to this. I have two friends who have driven around with only one half of the master cylinder full of fluid. They did not realize that the first half had failed, until much later when the second half failed and the brakes were gone completely. One of these friends was involved in a serious rear ender crash on the freeway. She is currently blaming a Jiffy Lube style place where the car was being serviced. She is claiming that the shop apparently was not checking the master cylinder during regular service. Because of this, no one was alerted that something was wrong in the first place. It further points out that no amount of upgrading can replace proper service and responsible driving skills. Paul W. In an email dated Fri, 11 11 2005 7:48:26 am GMT, "Rob van der Es" <r.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >@Paul: > >Can you please explain to all of us why a dual master isn't necessary? >I think it will add a lot of safety, if one circuit fails there will be >another circuit that allows you to stop that heavy car! > >Being the owner of a 1960 Crown I am still in doubts if I have to switch >over to a dualmaster cylinder or front disc brakes.. > >I agree with you that a well maintained standard system will do the job >perfectly, but there are no safeguards... > >Robert > > >On Vr, november 11, 2005 04:17, RandalPark@xxxxxxx said: >> This is worded as though it is the only choice available. The original >> brakes will work fine if properly rebuilt and maintained. A dual master >> cylinder is a great idea, but hardly necessary. >> >> Paul W. >> >> >> In an email dated Fri, 11 11 2005 1:42:21 am GMT, SALVAGE04@xxxxxxx >> writes: >> >> >>> CONVERT THE CAR TO A DUAL MASTER CYLINDER AND DRIVE WITH CONFIDENCE. >>> CAN YOU IMAGINE BLOWING A WHEEL CYLINDER UNDER A HARD STOP AND ?RUNNING >>> INTO >>> A NEON. >>> OR BETTER YET PUT DISC BRAKES ON THE FRONT (AAJ KIT) AND REALLY STOP >>> ?WITH >>> CONFIDENCE. DO THE BRAKE JOB ONE TIME AND CORRECTLY. >>> >>> >>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?SMITTY >>> >>> >> >> >> ----------------- ?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 > > ----------------- 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