So...tonight I had an 18-wheeler pull right out in front of me. I was cooking
along about 40mph or so. I was able to evade him while sliding to a stop inches
from one of those 10" high curbs and several feet away from a lady in a little
Saturn (who was covering her face waiting for the impact). The trucker drove
on...so did I.
The next few times I applied the brakes they felt like they were wet (know what
I mean?).
Fluid level is SAT and nothing is leaking so far as I can tell. So...like the
spot on Letterman...is this anything?
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 148K
'01 VW Beetle TDI 61K
Litchfield Park, AZ
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tropming on the Brakes
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Yep, Brake fade.
When I did tech inspections at Gemutlichkeit we could tell who had DOT 3 or
old fluid, and who didn't. The solution is to flush and change the
fluid. Fresh brake fluid (from the approved list) has a higher boiling
point, and won't fade as easily. YOU WANT brakes that don't fade. 20
years ago Castrol GT Brake fluid was the way to go, but it has fallen from
favor and availability. I am sure others will chime in on what is
currently available and meets the spec.
Loren
At 10:59 PM 1/24/2006, you wrote:
>So...tonight I had an 18-wheeler pull right out in front of me. I was
>cooking along about 40mph or so. I was able to evade him while sliding to
>a stop inches from one of those 10" high curbs and several feet away from
>a lady in a little Saturn (who was covering her face waiting for the
>impact). The trucker drove on...so did I.
>The next few times I applied the brakes they felt like they were wet (know
>what I mean?).
>Fluid level is SAT and nothing is leaking so far as I can tell. So...like
>the spot on Letterman...is this anything?
>
>Bob Rentfro
>'77 300D 148K
>'01 VW Beetle TDI 61K
>Litchfield Park, AZ
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