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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:10 am Post subject: Brakes were broked

Yesterday as I was driving ~55mph (ok my 70) I went to slow down..and slam..to the floor. No brake pressure, no brakes.

I quickly down shifted and lifted on e brake lever to slow down. I pulled into a place to park and poppy the hood after coming to a slow, but non collision involved stopped. The master cylinder fluid reservoir was dislodged from the master cylinder...about 1/2 inch up and leaked fluid out.

I drove it from there (slowly) and using down shifting and e brake to slow down/stop to my buddies house where the "spare" Accords are and swapped master cylinders. Ahh it's good to have brake pedal pressure Smile

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:21 am Post subject:

Nice you didn't panic. Glad it got fixed!

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:05 pm Post subject:

Webster wrote:
Nice you didn't panic. Glad it got fixed!

This is Rah ya know. Rolling Eyes

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onefast1 wrote:
Webster wrote:
Nice you didn't panic. Glad it got fixed!

This is Rah ya know.

And we are surprised that when slamming on the break petal didn't work, he didn't try slamming on the gas, thinking that maybe the two got switched by gnomes when he wasn't looking under the dash...

it is apparently an all to common mistake when one petal doesn't work to go back to pressing the one that does.

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:58 am Post subject:

anglachel wrote:
it is apparently an all to common mistake when one petal doesn't work to go back to pressing the one that does.

Dags, I didn't even consider hitting the gas Undecided

It is disconcerting to hit the brakes and have no response...had it been a situation where i had to stop in 30 ft, it wouldn't have happened. Luckily I had 1/2 mile in front of me and plenty of time. Down shifting is always a good way to slow down -- I learnt that on mountains.

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:59 am Post subject:

onefast1 wrote:
This is Rah ya know.

I also don't "money shift".

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I used to be able to bring my truck down from 60mph to 20 mph faster via down shifting then braking...

never lost traction when I down shifted... lost it all the time slamming on the brakes (what with the bald tires, and snow and ice and all)

but down shifting won't get you to 0mph.

but if the Ebrake works, you can get by with that for a short trip, no problem.

EEps · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:07 pm Post subject:

You should've thrown out the anchor... Wink Smile

Where are the piccies?! Sad Smile

Glad you didn't panic and got slowed down without hitting/hurting anyone. Did you ever find the cause of why yer reservoir failed like that? There should've been a bolt that keeps the reservoir secured to the master cylinder. Shocking Smile

Must've been that pesky murfCAT...he's been looking to git people to spend more monay on broked parts...er, I mean brake parts. Wink Smile

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:55 pm Post subject:

What's 'Money Shifting'?

EEps · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:30 pm Post subject:

crewsr wrote:
What's 'Money Shifting'?

It's when yer shifting up and miss the higher gear and putting it in the lower gear...ruins yer tranny or engine...or both. Hence the money shift. Sad Smile

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:36 pm Post subject:

Rahhstah wrote:
onefast1 wrote:
This is Rah ya know.

I also don't "money shift".

thats cause you don't have any.

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject:

crewsr wrote:
What's 'Money Shifting'?

Here

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:50 am Post subject:

BamZipPow wrote:
Did you ever find the cause of why yer reservoir failed like that? There should've been a bolt that keeps the reservoir secured to the master cylinder.

Well, it's not like thats a bolt I would look to tighten when I did everything else on the car.. but, I would venture that the nut has been vibrating loose for some time. It wasn't even hand tight Sad

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:50 am Post subject:

onefast1 wrote:
thats cause you don't have any.

I just have better things to do with it.

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:23 am Post subject:

crewsr wrote:
What's 'Money Shifting'?

come on... no one has jumped on this yet?

Kinda like a money shot but cars are involved Twisted Evil