C.S.I.S. my foot !!!!!
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Well fear is not a flavour of life that I cultivate.
As well, I am not a go boy who cowers at what might be.
I really hope if this is a joke or mind game someone is trying to play that they do not get caught because the repercussions for them will be severe.
There is a way that training teaches to deal with such things. And in the military we have a saying that originated from the marines. Do not spit on my private part on the back of my body and tell me it is raining. To put it in polite terms. If I find out that my wife's vehicle was tinkered with, suffice it to say that I place great value in my wife and 8 kids and to endanger them is not something that I will take lightly.
I have posted this out in the open as stated previously.
As well, I am not a go boy who cowers at what might be.
I really hope if this is a joke or mind game someone is trying to play that they do not get caught because the repercussions for them will be severe.
There is a way that training teaches to deal with such things. And in the military we have a saying that originated from the marines. Do not spit on my private part on the back of my body and tell me it is raining. To put it in polite terms. If I find out that my wife's vehicle was tinkered with, suffice it to say that I place great value in my wife and 8 kids and to endanger them is not something that I will take lightly.
I have posted this out in the open as stated previously.
So... is there any evidence linking your poorly maintained suburban's brakes to any sort of malice? worn brakes in themselves are not indicative of crime. Brakes are perfectly capable of failing clamped, and with a vehicle 25 years old, you can certainly expect failures from time to time.
Also.. how did you have ANY ability to brake if the fluid was completely gone? a system that uses hydraulic pressure such as a brake system cannot operate in any capacity without hydraulic fluid.
As for the brake cable... how do you know its absence was not overlooked previously? even "top notch" mechanics are human.
sounds to me like a typical wear/failure from lack of replacement.
things here are not adding up.
Also.. how did you have ANY ability to brake if the fluid was completely gone? a system that uses hydraulic pressure such as a brake system cannot operate in any capacity without hydraulic fluid.
As for the brake cable... how do you know its absence was not overlooked previously? even "top notch" mechanics are human.
sounds to me like a typical wear/failure from lack of replacement.
things here are not adding up.
edit:the vehicle was not poorly maintained by me jrr, we obtained it as a used vehicle less than 6 mths ago. And since my son hebron who loves the truck told me that when he turns 16 he wants it for his vehicle, I have spent over 1700 on the beginning of fixing it up for him. The last thing we did to it was to redo all the electrical connectors and wiring to make sure that the windows were all in top shape, just last week I redid the entire ingnition from top down. If the brakes are simply a well used time to die issue thats ok, we will redo the entire drive train at the same time as doing the brakes. Just last night I tracked this down for the truck
So just so you know jrr I do not poorly maintain vehicles I run them in pristine condition. I even go so far as to make them sleeper vehicles possessed of the ability to move if they have to. You never know when you will need to avoid an obstacle or stop real fast.
jrr though the brake light goes on and they lack power the physical pressure on the peddle is enough to make contact.
when tomorrow comes and I get the midas guy to write it down see for yourself. And how I know it was not over looked is because when you give a vehicle to a mechanic to do a road worthy check brakes is definitely one thing they look at no? and is it a sign of normal wear and tear for all 4 wheels to lose it at the same time?
Think what you will jrr, I am simply posting one very bizarre thing that is happening to me an my family and it was highly recommended to me to publicly document this in as open a way as I could. Just in case. As well my own personal belief in things amongst other things told me this was the best way to make sure the bases were covered.
in terms of evidence of tinkering this morning there was no note in my mailbox so why would i think my brakes were anything but failing on their own. Except it did seem funny to me somewhat that all 4 of the trucks brake systems on the truck failed at the same time and a cable. I have heard of front going or back going but not both at the same time.
If it is simple wear and tear be sure I will post it up as that.
I may be many things jrr, but I am not a game player!
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So just so you know jrr I do not poorly maintain vehicles I run them in pristine condition. I even go so far as to make them sleeper vehicles possessed of the ability to move if they have to. You never know when you will need to avoid an obstacle or stop real fast.
jrr though the brake light goes on and they lack power the physical pressure on the peddle is enough to make contact.
when tomorrow comes and I get the midas guy to write it down see for yourself. And how I know it was not over looked is because when you give a vehicle to a mechanic to do a road worthy check brakes is definitely one thing they look at no? and is it a sign of normal wear and tear for all 4 wheels to lose it at the same time?
Think what you will jrr, I am simply posting one very bizarre thing that is happening to me an my family and it was highly recommended to me to publicly document this in as open a way as I could. Just in case. As well my own personal belief in things amongst other things told me this was the best way to make sure the bases were covered.
in terms of evidence of tinkering this morning there was no note in my mailbox so why would i think my brakes were anything but failing on their own. Except it did seem funny to me somewhat that all 4 of the trucks brake systems on the truck failed at the same time and a cable. I have heard of front going or back going but not both at the same time.
If it is simple wear and tear be sure I will post it up as that.
I may be many things jrr, but I am not a game player!
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the cable probably seized up and was removed a long time ago. its just for the parking brake anyway. Its probably a normal failure, with bad timing..
it si normal for brake fluid levels to drop as your pads and shoes wear. if your pads and shoes are worn down to metal on metal, then it i likely that your reservoir would be very low. that would be normal. Didnt you say you just got this truck?
it si normal for brake fluid levels to drop as your pads and shoes wear. if your pads and shoes are worn down to metal on metal, then it i likely that your reservoir would be very low. that would be normal. Didnt you say you just got this truck?
there is no physical pressure exerted from the brake pedal to the pads, other than with fluid which fills the master cylinder, and is then pressurized through brake lines against the pistons/drums, which apply pressure to the braking surface.
with LITTLE fluid, you can get some semblance of braking. with NO fluid, there is nothing to pressurize, and therefore impossible to do any sort of braking. your brake lights merely activate because there is a little switch behind your pedal, that illuminates them when the pedal is pressed.
edit: by brake light I do not mean external but the in dash warning light and by putting the pedal to the floor we were able to coast the vehicle to a stop
I will be posting what the brake guy writes down, it just seems very funny to me that a truck which was working normally can have total brake failure that fast.
If it is normal wear and tear cool with me as I can check that off as being nothing.
I will be posting what the brake guy writes down, it just seems very funny to me that a truck which was working normally can have total brake failure that fast.
If it is normal wear and tear cool with me as I can check that off as being nothing.
Wheel cylinders fail and leak with age. The older the vehicle, the more likely they are to leak resulting in additional fluid loss. Sometimes there is no evidence to support the leak and the drums need to be pulled off for proper inspection.
Failure of the master cylinder is also common. Sometimes a single o-ring or plunger cap will allow fluid by-pass to occur giving poor breaking.
Failure of the master cylinder is also common. Sometimes a single o-ring or plunger cap will allow fluid by-pass to occur giving poor breaking.
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