Alan, I wish I could remember where I read an article on anti-lock brakes. All I do remember is that the Vanagon is the number one vehicle in which owners thought they had anti-lock brakes. Just something I thought I would share. Doug '86 GL Westy Maryland
Alan Bosch wrote: > > Had the opportunity to really stomp on the brakes of ol' Phred today. Don't > these mo'rons in their F**d Behemoth's know that if I'm in the right lane and > not moving over to the left when they want to merge, it's because the Roadway > truck next to me can't move either? So anyway, this mo'ron just merges into my > lane form the onramp, without any regard whatever, and I have to stand on the > brakes to avoid becoming one with her driver side rear door. The concerning > part comes from the fact that the brakes did not lock up like I thought they > would. Sure, I slowed in a hurry - ask the guy in the Mazda that was two feet > from my bumper! - but shouldn't the brakes have locked? I have had no problem > with the brakes at all. They work(ed) fine in every other situation. There is > no peddle sponginess, no pumping. Any clues? Suggestions? > > TIA... > > Alan Bosch > & a bus named Phred ("88 Wolfsburg) |
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