Re: Driving With Two Brakes

On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 17:30:56 -0500, "Neil" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>What are the dangers of driving with two brakes? I just found out that
when 
>my ex-wife took my teenage son's car in to be repaired last week, they
said 
>there was a leak in the rear wheel cylindar, which was causing brake
fluid 
>to go onto the brake shoes, causing there to be no rear brakes. She
declined 
>to have it repaired because of the cost.
>
>How dangerous is it to drive with front brakes only? Seems to me that the

>brakes could lock up or the car could spin or something like that if one
has 
>to stop suddenly when driving at freeway speeds. Any input is
appreciated.
>
>Oh, the car is a VW Golf, about 10 years old.


About 60% braking on front and 40% on the rear.   As in another post,
fluid on the shoes may grab or may slip depending on how much crud and
water get in there.    In the car event the car be involved in an
accident, you may be liable for all costs if the brake's precondition
come to light.   Not fixing faulty brakes is just plain foolish.

P

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