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Originally Posted by Kube
In Illinois back in early 1980's, two folks were killed when a persons brakes failed and they were run over.
The person driving was eventually jailed. It was quite the sensation back then making a lot of the national news outlets.
It also changed a lot of ways of doing business.
No more oversize brake shoes were sold and no more "lesser quality" aka "economy" shoes / pads were sold to those trying to go "cheap". Only pads / shoes manufactured to the minimum required by the car maker were to be sold after that debacle.
So, now you have heard...
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Brakes can fail for many reasons, even driver ignorance. One big no no that people have done is compression fittings on brake lines. A parts store did not want to sell me some compression fittings and a piece of brake line until I explained I was fixing my transmission lines.