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Pa Joe · 04-25-2011, 01:21 PM

Just thought I would pass this along. Over the weekend I was helping my daughter move and I had the 03 GMC pickup loaded to the hilt. Here in western Pa your either going up hill or down hill Well, I was going down a long steep hill loaded down when a rusty brake line decided to let go. At the bottom of the hill, is a busy highway. I managed to get it in low gear and use the emergency brake to slow it down and I missed the traffic at the bottom of the hill. My heart was in my throat. So much for double chamber master cylinders. Maybe the mechanical brakes on my old 28 tudor ain't a bad idea.

04-25-2011, 01:21 PM	#1
Pa Joe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pittsburgh Pa Posts: 188	mecanical and juice brakes Just thought I would pass this along. Over the weekend I was helping my daughter move and I had the 03 GMC pickup loaded to the hilt. Here in western Pa your either going up hill or down hill Well, I was going down a long steep hill loaded down when a rusty brake line decided to let go. At the bottom of the hill, is a busy highway. I managed to get it in low gear and use the emergency brake to slow it down and I missed the traffic at the bottom of the hill. My heart was in my throat. So much for double chamber master cylinders. Maybe the mechanical brakes on my old 28 tudor ain't a bad idea.