Re: Driving With Two Brakes

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 
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> 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!
>