Re: Driving With Two Brakes

On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 18:42:56 -0500, "Neil" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>An additional note re. this. The reason this came to light was because my

>son's emergency brake wasn't holding the wheels. He brought it in, asking

>them to adjust the emergency brake, and they told him that the reason the

>emergency brake wasn't working was because of brake fluid that was
leaking 
>out of the rear cyclinders. (They said that one cyclinder was leaking a 
>little, and another was leaking a lot.)
>
>
>"Neil" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
>news:R%xJj.141$%41.48@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> 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.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> 
>

Driving without all the brakes working properly is like holding a
loaded and cocked gun to your head and playing with the trigger.  A
safe driver would take the car home and park it as soon as a leak was
found.  Then they would slowly drive it to a repair shop.  Otherwise
they would not use the vehicle.  Apparently you are not a safe driver.
If you want to commit suicide, feel free, but why take another life
with you?

Brakes are one of the easier things to fix on a car.  Go spend the $20
to buy an auto repair manual, spend another $50 to $100 on brake shoes
and cylinders, and fix it yourself.  I'm sure if you ask around the
neighborhood there's some guy who is handy with cars who would help
you in trade for a good dinner.  Otherwise, sell your computer to help
pay to have a mechanic do the job for you.  At least no lives will be
lost.

You can also get drawings and repair info on autozone.com.  Click on
"Repair Info" on the left.  Then click on "Vehicle repair guides".
Enter the year make and model of your car, click on "brakes" and you
can get all sorts of useful help and drawings.  

If you insist on driving without proper brakes, please tell all of us
what city and state you live, and describe your vehicle so we can all
avoid you.


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