Brake failure while driving!!!
If i had no braking power, I would throw the transmission into the lowest gear possible for engine braking. Desperate times calls for desperate measures, so slam on that e-brake. And then you hope for the best
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that'd be painful!
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Downshift, apply the parking brake gradually as you slow, shift from second to neutral to stop.
Downshifting to the lowest gear possible and hitting the e-brake would be the thing to do in a last ditch desparate situation. I'd rather blow an engine and transmission rather than go into a wall.
The car would be the last thing I would worry about in that case.
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145k is alot for brake lines. Some live in harsher conditions than others, but it is a rubber hoses, and over time, rubber hoses tend to swell, crack, or bust.
Sucks to have it happen, especially when driving fast, but its a maintenance item that shouldn't be overlooked.
When the brakes were changed out, the brake lines should have been inspected for wear.
Who changed your brakes for you? If it was an inexperienced person, that person may have left your caliper hanging from the brake line when they removed it from your car.
Sucks to have it happen, especially when driving fast, but its a maintenance item that shouldn't be overlooked.
When the brakes were changed out, the brake lines should have been inspected for wear.
Who changed your brakes for you? If it was an inexperienced person, that person may have left your caliper hanging from the brake line when they removed it from your car.
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Actually SS lines have a chance of failure as well. At the crimped ends is where it will usually happen. Many people believe SS lines are bulletproof, but they still do have weak points.
Trouble-T, you said you had to refill your brake fluid? You should NEVER have to refill the brake fluid. It never dries up. The only time the fluid level will go down is if you have a leak.
Trouble-T, you said you had to refill your brake fluid? You should NEVER have to refill the brake fluid. It never dries up. The only time the fluid level will go down is if you have a leak.
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It wasnt a brake line failure, yesterday my dad check it and the person who did my brakes last left one of the screws out of the caliper. So when I hit a bump the caliper popped up and the piston came out of it. I couldnt find the piston piece for sale so I had to buy a whole new caliper. Now when I drive down the road and go to brake my car is making a really bad squealing noise. Anyone have any suggestions.
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