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> Near Death Experience, Brake failure at over 100
skline
post Jul 24 2005, 01:38 PM
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So here I am, driving the Chalon in a short stint with an Elise on the 73 freeway, those are pretty fast little cars first off, I did beat him but then went to exit the freeway and there is K railing down the ramp and I hear this strange noise coming from my car, I kept slowing down to about probably 70 or so still just using the gears, the light is red at the end of the ramp so I go to hit the brakes and they go way down, still not quite in panic, I do a quick pump up and it still isnt stopping, instead I hear this terrible grinding sound. Now I start to panic as there are cars ahead of me and the car is not stopping as it should, I downshift into second and let the clutch out still pumping the brakes and the car grinds to a stop just short of the cars in front. My heart is going about as fast as I was on the freeway and I think "Shit, well, I am only a block or so from the house, I will just not use the brakes the rest of the way" So I go really slow to my house and pull in the driveway. My heart is still beating pretty fast and as soon as it calms down, I will go see what the hell went wrong. I hope none of you ever have to experience what I just did. I will cut your life by 10 years and make your hair turn gray. The Chalon is down till I figure this out. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)
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post Jul 24 2005, 06:02 PM
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and some pushrod seals (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)
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skline   Near Death Experience   Jul 24 2005, 01:38 PM
olav   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/e...   Jul 24 2005, 01:48 PM
skline   Well, I have not pulled it apart to look at what w...   Jul 24 2005, 01:53 PM
SirAndy     Jul 24 2005, 01:59 PM
skline   Well, that explains what happened to your hair. <...   Jul 24 2005, 02:02 PM
Brando   How do you 'lose a brake pad'? They should...   Jul 24 2005, 02:05 PM
skline   Rear calipers are stock 914, the front wasnt the p...   Jul 24 2005, 02:06 PM
bd1308   maybe you have something caught between the pad an...   Jul 24 2005, 02:20 PM
neo914-6     Jul 24 2005, 02:23 PM
anthony   I'm glad you're ok. Please don't race ...   Jul 24 2005, 02:30 PM
goose2   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/ht...   Jul 24 2005, 02:35 PM
jr91472     Jul 24 2005, 02:41 PM
bd1308   <...   Jul 24 2005, 02:45 PM
neo914-6   Just pulled this off the Elise forum: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/ht...   Jul 24 2005, 03:36 PM
BIGKAT_83   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/htm...   Jul 24 2005, 03:53 PM
redshift   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/...   Jul 24 2005, 03:55 PM
!   <...   Jul 24 2005, 04:06 PM
Lou W     Jul 24 2005, 04:10 PM
skline   Good try Felix, it was a black Elise and 2 guys in...   Jul 24 2005, 04:15 PM
Aaron Cox   sheet dood....   Jul 24 2005, 04:29 PM
ArtechnikA     Jul 24 2005, 04:45 PM
bd1308   i read it in a book....i havent ever seen a rear p...   Jul 24 2005, 04:46 PM
Brando   The pads are attatched to their metal backings by ...   Jul 24 2005, 05:27 PM
bd1308   no warning either.....   Jul 24 2005, 05:33 PM
scotty b   Brake SHOES are riveted! Maybe the book was ab...   Jul 24 2005, 05:44 PM
bd1308   okay.... http://www.914world.c...   Jul 24 2005, 05:45 PM
Aaron Cox   howabout you spend that 50 bucks on some haynes ma...   Jul 24 2005, 06:01 PM
VegasRacer   See Scott. http://www.914...   Jul 24 2005, 06:06 PM
!   I did stay at a really fucked up hotel one night r...   Jul 24 2005, 06:07 PM
spare time toys   How come NO ONE is all over him about the fact he ...   Jul 24 2005, 06:55 PM
Aaron Cox  
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spare time toys   <...   Jul 24 2005, 07:28 PM
skline   Well, in response, I wasnt on the street, I was on...   Jul 24 2005, 07:38 PM
Aaron Cox   i have 3 sets of extra retaining clips... find som...   Jul 24 2005, 07:49 PM


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