Re: Brake Failure / Ramblings (kinda long)

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <3668375A.525569C1@bellsouth.net> "Christopher A. Woodward" writes:

> Put these two items together, and you have a recipe for disaster.  When
> the defective seal on my pump finally failed (blew out spewing pentosin
> all over the engine bay), I had little if any warning.  I was taking an
> exit off I-85 at about 70MPH and luckily for me it was uphill.  As I
> tapped the brakes to slow down some, the light came on.  As I took a
> right in the "keep moving" lane, I noticed the steering was almost
> completely unassisted.  I needed to slow down to turn off the road, and
> this is when I realized there was no brake assist at all.  I was able to
> use the handbrake to slow down and pull into a McDonalds without killing
> myself or anyone else, fortunately.  But it was a scary experience
> nonetheless.

_VERY_ glad you survived.

I must admit to some misgivings about Audi's designs.  The braking
system is superb when in full working order, but I do feel that some
of the warnings tend to trivialise what's really going on.  The braking
system is so resilient that, IMO, it gets over-trusted.

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 Phil Payne
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