<VV> Anti Skid Failure (NO CORVAIR)

[Ron]

I sure hope you had enough sense to keep that Hudson!  They were great cars.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <FrankCB at aol.com>
To: <bub049 at comcast.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; 
<vairologist at verizon.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Anti Skid Failure (NO CORVAIR)


>
> 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.
>
>
>
>
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