Re: Bomb....Bad Bomb

[steveb@falcon.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)]

... what the h@$k ... I might as well jump into this thread tooo ......

> >As I said, the whole regime I was talking about was lossage of the fan-
> >belt/hydraulic pump. Now, if you pull the fanbelt off of your 5K and still
> >"have a fun time" driving, well . . . remind me not to piss you off in
> >any dark alleys . . .
> 
> Well then I'm reminding you now.....  Even with no Power assit the pedal 
> pressure required to do a RIGHT NOW stop is still way down in the SISSY 
> regime in comparision to a "Real" Racecar.
> 
... I've got pretty strong calf and thigh muscles myself from pushing 200
pounds of me plus a bicycle up hills, so other than the surprise that I 
had to push harder than normal to get the car to slow down there was no 
problem initially hauling down the urQ with a dud.  The problem that I had 
was the fact that the PS pump was still in operation and capable of provid-
ing high pressure ... eventually.  IME the problem was after a second or two 
when the pump caught up with the demand and started applying the boost.  
After having wailed on the pedal to get the car to slow down, now I'm faced 
with locked wheels and having to back off the pedal in a major way.  Perhaps
it's not so big of a deal with an ABS equipped car ... but I find I'm think-
ing about Scott's trademarked phrase ... "The why question comes to mind."
If ya got a broken car, why don'cha go out and get it fixed (especially if 
the problem is related to the braking system)?  If you're in a panic stop, 
you're already dealing with something unexpected ... why complicate the sit-
uation?

BTW - I replaced the dud shortly after I got the car (probably 1986-87) with 
one purchased from a dealer.  The original bomb was spherical while the new 
one was like a rounded off cylinder on top with a hemispherical bottom.  Never
had a bit of a problem with it since ...

Steve Buchholz
s_buchho@kla.com
San Jose, CA (USA)