<VV> Fwd: Fwd: Corvair content, Really! (brakes)

[HallGrenn at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/24/2011 10:25:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
whubbell at verizon.net writes:

Better  yet, just make it illegal to drive faster than 10 mph!

Bill  Hubbell




Actually Bill they did that in most cities a hundred years ago.  I  agree 
with your political opinions about responsibility and driving, but my  
experience with single and master cylinders has convinced me of the benefits of  
the dual system.  I have had a single master cylinder fail in cars  
before--once when I was a teenager and a mechanic made a mistake on my father's  car 
and once in my Corsa--when I should have immediately parked the car when the 
 pedal became too hard--the left front wheel cylinder was frozen and then 
let  go.  I have never had a dual master cylinder fail but if it did the 
chances  are much higher that only one side--front or rear--would fail and very 
little  chance that both would fail.
 
Now if you really want this thread to go on you could discuss the dual  
system some cars--notably Swedish--have that has three wheels on each side of a 
 dual cylinder--both front and one rear if I remember correcly so that you 
never  lose more than 3/4 of your braking.  Of course then the complexity 
starts  getting out of hand and I would just stick to my dual front/rear stock 
 setup.
 
I guess I'm just one step removed from Bill after all.
 
Bob Hall
Group Corvair
Corvanatics
CORSA