Re: Driving With Two Brakes

On Apr 4, 3:42 pm, "Neil" <nos...@[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.)

Considering it's a mechanical hand brake mechanism, fluid (or lack
thereof) isn't going to do anything, unless both rears are so
contaminated the brake shoes won't hold in the drums.

Seems unlikely.

Cost to fix?  What's a running car worth?  How much would it cost to
replace the car with one that has working brakes?  And for the love of
all that's holy, don't let him drive the thing on public roads in that
condition - the rest of us would rather get home alive.  Him driving
the car is not just a danger to him, but to others.  Which puts a
point on this query - what kind of parent lets their kid drive around
in a car where the primary safety system is not operating correctly???

E.P.