Re: brakes and lonnnng downhills

[pjrose@servtech.com (Phil & Judy Rose)]

Gosh, I wish I'd never posted this question!  I didn't have a "problem"
with my brakes or braking--I simply noted that the rear brakes ended up
hotter than the fronts. My phrase "working the brakes nearly full time" was
just meant to convey that I was being held to a very slow speed (behind a
bus), had a heavy car and needed to apply the brakes a lot. No fade, no
smoke, no smell. Sounds like some folks think I should have reached the
bottom of that 7 mile descent (70 corners) with cold brakes?????? Maybe
so...

Phil

>Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 15:40:00 -0400
>From: Douglas Frank USG <frank@wasted.zk3.dec.com>
>Subject: Re: brakes and lonnnng downhills
>
>  >The other day--during Kanc Run II--I drove my '91 200q to the top of Mt.
>  >Washington. The car carried 3 adults, 1 adultress, and a fairly well-loaded
>
>     ...
>
>  >Anyway, my question concerns braking during the return trip, which as some
>  >of you know, is a 7-mile long drop from 6000 feet--all done at about 20-25
>  >mph with brakes working nearly full time. At the bottom, Kirby Smith
>  >noted--to our surprise--that both _rear_ wheels were noticeably hotter than
>  >the fronts.
>
>There are turn-outs every so often on that road, with big signs telling you
>what they're there for: cooling your brakes.  Were they full up?
>
>- --
>- --Doug

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