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To: ETL

My brake lines rusted out on my fairly late model Chevy Pickup. Luckily, nobody died when my brake pedal went to the floor. It makes me wonder if we had a brake failure here.


28 posted on 10/08/2018 7:29:16 AM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: cuban leaf
My brake lines rusted out on my fairly late model Chevy Pickup. Luckily, nobody died when my brake pedal went to the floor. It makes me wonder if we had a brake failure here.

I recently had a front brake line rubber hose blow out on my 2003 Jeep Liberty. Luckily I was just pulling out of a parking spot when it happened, so when the pedal sunk to the floor I was only going 3 MPH, and pumping the brakes provided some pedal resistance and braking action.

It's almost certainly a brake failure that caused this accident. That, or a strange jihad attack.

52 posted on 10/08/2018 7:49:59 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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Sounds like brake failure is an option, no skid marks.


53 posted on 10/08/2018 7:51:17 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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My Willys jeep brakes have to be reworked completely due to age and rust.

Hopefully in December, I will send it off for all the underneath surgery it needs.

No lift here and my back and knees don’t handle concrete well.


58 posted on 10/08/2018 7:54:08 AM PDT by wally_bert (I will competently make sure the thing is done incompetently.)
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Had that happen to my GMC cargo van...twice(not fun).

I like to watch the South Main Auto youtube channel, guy's an auto mechanic in upstate NY, from what I understand NY has pretty strict laws requiring safety inspections...but many get away with getting rubber-stamp certificates from shops just looking to make a quick buck...without doing the actual inspection.

Late 90's GM's trucks/vans, notorious for peeling paint, rusted-out brake/fuel lines and blown intake manifold gaskets.

...been there, done that.

93 posted on 10/08/2018 8:25:52 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken)
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