Ever Had a Single Reservoir Master Fail?

Hey,

Man I love the HAMB - you can log on and post questions help people out, exchange knowledge and further the cause of traditional rodding.

Then sadly is reduces down to name calling, petty drama ******** and lame posts. Why why why why why why cant we all just get along?

This was a killer post and then it turns into Days of our Lives...

Danny

 

Lost a wheel cylinder on my '54 Pontiac while still in the parking lot. Drove VERY slowly, got to the first stop, yanked like hell on my working emergency brake (used it all the time for parking - '54 Pontiac hydramatics don't have "Park"), and damn near rolled through the intersection! And I can tell you from experience that an emergency brake that works well enough to lock up one or both rear wheels still won't do much to stop a car that's rolling at 35 mph or more. Ask a drifter.

 

Yes, '37 Hudson Terraplane, should have my nuts cut for getting rid of that coupe. 1957. None since. Was warned for a week, pedal was spongy, kept going down slow. Stupid kid then, figgered it would fix itself. Finally ran out of fluid. In re-curring dream I'm pushing hard on the brake pedal and car keeps speeding up. Then I wake up 'cause the old lady is elbowing me, telling me to quit kicking her. Emergency brake? in the Terraplane; yes. in the dream; no.

 

Keep stacking the (rules to this Poll??) in your favor, and you are certain to get the result you want.

 

I know of to damn many instances of failures!

brother-in-laws 55 ford vert blew a line getting driven into a repair bay almost took out the mechanic guiding the driver did take out the work bench at end of bay
wifes 66 belair blew a line going on the front end pit at her parents place it stopped rocking over the end. her dad had just gotten the notice from the dealer about bad frames
i can probably think of 20 more with ease so anything I build or rework will get dual brake setup
just this past friday my son lost all main braking on his 79 malibue with total seal failure inside the master cylinder this was a rebuilt unit no leaking involved it just let the fluid byp*** and return this is a dual system and he lost all but handbrake instantly luckily he was about 1 mile from my home when it happened because he was driving here from homestead florida 75-90 was the average hiway speeds with cops everywhere

 

I've had several leaking wheel cylinders over the years, not failures, all a gradual thing and in those cases the leak lubricating one drum. always had fair warning before all of the fluid was lost, by the pulling to the side each time the brakes were applied. Had a week to figure it out.

 

Not to piss you off, but you might just try loosening up a turn or two. Just curious, but why would it torque your jaws that, in this short time we have left on this earth, would you get the rag on just 'cause somebody wants to enter the discussion and offer something? And just my two cents worth, if'n they do, it don't make them idiots. I read your entire post and what it boils down to is you think anybody that has a single master cylinder is an idiot. You can't comprehend that a safe driver, one that don't follow too close, can't control the car if the brakes malfunction. If you can't control the car if the brakes fail, get off the road. In over 90 percent of all brake failures, where an accident was involved, (national safety council) the people knew ahead of time they had a problem, they had fair warning, they drove it anyhow. When a brake line springs a leak it takes almost a dozen applications of the pedal, in most cases it goes down relatively slow, except in those cases where the symptoms were ignored and it's out of fluid entirely, then there's plenty of time to slow down, get over and bring her to a stop. When a master cylinder starts leaking, it always gives warning, as do wheel cylinders. But, no, most people just keep on driving. The next thing is anybody that rear-ends anybody is because they were going too fast or too close, considering the equipment. I've driven cars for over 50 years and the two accidents I had were both my fault. I say, that if you can't handle the equipment, that you depend on the brake system to think for you, they are fine if you service the, but if they fail, a good driver can handle it.
The next time, before you enter a post, and you can't take the time to go through and pick the valid responses, sort out the chaff, or think ahead and if it's possible somebody is going to say something that bores you, pisses you off, irritates you, says somethng different than what you want, (enter your next best pet peeve here), don't bother. Get a life..

 

Hey Corn Boy Where's your intro or can't you read the rules.

Back to the regularly schduled discussion...

Dawg

 

Had it happen twice.

Both were due to rear wheel cylinders that dumped almost instantly. Both times coincided with a cold snap, and I suspect the cylinder's cups were marginal, and contracted with the cold temperature.
Once while I was descending a steep driveway, and already in 1st gear, the handbrake going its full travel without making any difference. Managed to miss everything, drove back up the driveway and parked it.
The other time I hit a new Toyota stopped at a light.

The brake failure I had with a dual system was more gradual and less dramatic. I kept my britches clean that time. So in the interest of fresh laundry, I prefer dual braking systems.

What anyone else wants on their car isn't my deal. Since it isn't really harder to install or maintain a dual system on most rods, that would be my choice.