<VV> Anti Skid Failure (NO CORVAIR)

[FrankCB at aol.com]

Bob and Smitty,
    This reminds me that my 51 Hudson Hornet had a  mechanical brake backup 
system that operated automatically if the hydraulic  system failed for some 
reason and the brake pedal went down much lower than  normal.  The mechanical 
linkage was setup to automatically pickup on the  rear emergency brake cables and 
mechanically activate the rear brakes just by  pushing down farther on the 
brake pedal.  I wish my wife had had that  "ancient" feature on her modern 1989 
Beretta when the hydraulics completely  failed and she ended up with a major 
dent in the front bumper.
    I STILL think the Hudson idea was a GREAT one,  especially if you're too 
busy trying to steer your way out of an impending  disaster to reach down and 
pull up on the emergency brake handle.
    Frank "still likes good OLD stuff"  Burkhard   
 
In a message dated 1/22/2007 9:31:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
bub049 at comcast.net writes:

Smitty,
For reasons unknown, the Blazer failed with total brake  failure. She said 
the pedal went right to the floor and did not respond to  pumping. I had it 
towed to the dealer and they replaced a wheel sensor. They  felt they had the bug, 
but the brake failure happened a second time. Thank  goodness it was not at 
an intersection that time. This time the dealer  replaced all 4 wheel sensors 
and kept the truck for several days with the  service manager driving it to 
make sure it was safe for my wife to drive. It  turned out that the sensors were 
a problem in a certain group of 91-92 trucks  and once they replaced all 4, 
the problem was gone. It was and still is the  most bizarre brake problem I have 
ever encountered.  
BobJ


Message: 4
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:47:36 -0800  (PST)
From: Smitty Smith <vairologist at verizon.net>
Subject:  <VV> Anti Skid Failure (NO CORVAIR)
To:  virtualvairs at corvair.org
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The last GM I bought (other than  Vairs) was a new 92 Blazer that almost
killed my wife. The ABS brake system  failed when approaching a busy
intersection and her guardian angel opened a  path through the vehicles so
she could get the thing pulled over and  stopped with the emergency brake.