XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 3/4/2022 1:57, The Real Bev wrote:   
   > On 03/03/2022 09:51 PM, Michael Trew wrote:   
   >> On 3/3/2022 17:38, The Real Bev wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> Only once -- the very first time I drove down a mountain road -- did my   
   >>> brakes get too hot to stop as quickly as I wanted. Lesson learned.   
   >>   
   >> That's a pretty rare occurrence these days with disc brakes; many cars   
   >> now have rear disc brakes also. When I first drove a car (recently)   
   >> with 4 wheel manual drum brakes, I quickly learned why people   
   >> (especially older drives) teach you to pulse the brakes on steep hills.   
   >   
   > 1950 Olds 88. Did they even have disks then? I really should have known   
   > better, but I'd never driven a mountain road before. I was lucky.   
      
   I don't think disc brakes were even an option until the late 60's, but   
   perhaps someone else could be more certain.   
      
   Out of curiosity, did your Olds have power or manual brakes?  I owned a   
   '56 Olds 88 with power brakes, but I never drove it (except onto/off of   
   a trailer); the booster was gone, as well as other parts.  Hopefully the   
   next guy restored it as the car deserved.  It had manual steering.   
      
   Most of my older cars still have manual brakes.  I currently have a '65   
   Ford Galaxie with manual drum brakes around.  I also have a '75 Dodge   
   Dart with manual brakes, but it has manual discs in the front.  The   
   Galaxie has manual steering, and it's a bear to parallel park.   
      
   > Later on I drove a car with brake problems. I still pulse the brakes,   
   > mainly to make sure they still work before I NEED to use them. Some   
   > habits just don't die.   
      
   I do the same thing, even in newer cars.  That's a good habit to have,   
   either way.   
      
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