Kevin - Illinois
Senior Member
In 2007 I redid the brakes on the coupe. I took my time to assure everything was done correctly spending money as needed for new drums, backing plates, rods, shoes, clevises and pins, etc... I made sure everything was tight doing and redoing until I felt good about it all.
It paid off tonight when the kid on the bike swerved in front of me. I was doing about 25 having just shifted from 2nd to 3rd when he shot off the sidewalk into the grass and onto the street. All 4 wheels locked and while it knocked him down, the car stopped and I was able to avoid running over him. He has a skinned elbow and a bad stain on his bike seat...
Make sure your brakes are good folks!
It paid off tonight when the kid on the bike swerved in front of me. I was doing about 25 having just shifted from 2nd to 3rd when he shot off the sidewalk into the grass and onto the street. All 4 wheels locked and while it knocked him down, the car stopped and I was able to avoid running over him. He has a skinned elbow and a bad stain on his bike seat...
Make sure your brakes are good folks!
