WOW.. 65mph + no brakes = stop sign ownage !!! Help me John B !!!

[Compensating]

Wow.. just wow.. well you guys almost lost another viper member the other morning..

I was playing with the car a little bit ....

came up on a stop sign at about 65mph "or so"....

Jumped on the breaks pretty hard.... (non ABS car so it wasn't that hard. )

Heard a loud "BANG"... and then a fricken ton of white smoke came out of the front right wheel well!!!

at first I thought it was a tire and then I got back on the brakes.... PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE MOTHER #$*%#^ @ FLOOR.

Probably the most scarred I have ever been in a car..

mind you at this point I am abut 20 feet from a stop sign.. cross traffic has NO stop sign and their speed limit is 55 mph !!!!

GRABBED A HANDFULL OF THE E-BRAKE BUT BY THIS TIME I WAS ALREADY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION!!!

Trees on both side so I had no idea if cars were coming either way... I looked in the rearview once I had crossed the intersection too see two large pickup trucks going opposite directions rather fast!!!

one second later I would have most certainly been nailed...


Got the car home to find a blown STAINLESS line on the right front !!!!


Hey john b.. cut a guy a good deal from all that free advertising earlier this year

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[ViperGTS]

You are one lucky man!

Usually, cars have two (!) brake circuits, so when one circuit fails at least the car can be braked with the remaining circiut...what´s up here?

 

[Warfang]

Holy Shiza!

Big man upstairs was looking out for you, man. I get goosebumps just thinking about it. You almost got that shiney new ipod we got you all scratched up.

Makes me want to inspect my stainless lines. Anyone here more tech saavy than I like to chime in on how to check for something like that?

 

[plumcrazy]

glad you didnt get hurt and also i swapped mine out 2 years ago with the lines i got from JonB

 

[viprvenm]

Glad you are here to tell this story.

 

[Compensating]

honestly the most scarred I have ever been in my life...!!!!

thanks guys.. I will post pics once I take the busted line off..

looks like it split on the frame side next to the coupling...

stay tuned!

 

[dave6666]

Yeah... We need to know what brand of SS lines to avoid. Glad to hear a survival story.

 

[DrDJ]

I thought stainless steel lines were supposed to be superior to stock. I guess not...

DrDJ

 

[dave6666]

I thought stainless steel lines were supposed to be superior to stock. I guess not...

DrDJ

That's why I'm thinking a class is brand awareness would be good...

 

[slaughterj]

Be sure to clean that brown stain you left on the seat too!

 

[mike & juli]

OMIGOSH!!!! You ARE one lucky man!!! So sorry to hear about this, but very glad you are all right...nice to know what lines are the best in these cars....hope your heart rate has gone down by now, and that you still can enjoy driving!! ~juli~

 

[wastntim]

I'd like to see a pic of that brake line.

 

[Axtellboy]

Yikes. Glad to hear things worked out. I was going to check to see if you were up for the Backyard Burgers show again this Friday, but I'm guessing not........

 

[DodgeViper01]

Glad to hear that you are okay! Good luck with the fix.

 

[pakisho]

Isnt that one of the issues with stainless lines? That you have no warning re: them failing? I thought that with rubber lines the loss of pressure isnt as complete.

 

[v10kingsnake]

wow, glad you and the car are ok. Probably had a blister on the factory line that let go from age. I need to check mine, its been a while.

 

[ViperDave]

wow, Glad your OK. I guess that's the other crappy side of the weak rear breaks. OK so they wont lock up and spin you but with the system split font/back when the front goes you have nothing of any use left.

 

[Johann]

I got back on the brakes.... PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE MOTHER #$*%#^ @ FLOOR.

Every such failure I've experienced lowered the pedal but it didn't go to the floor and there was some stopping power still available. Such is the nature of tandem master cylinders.

 

[Compensating]

as promised.. pics...

looks like they are "goodridge" lines? they were on the car when I bought it...

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[ZEUS]

Aren't there two brake circuits, why didn't he have any brakes at all when it busted?

 

[Compensating]

all right darn it... your like the third person to say that..

i know I didnt have any brakes.. or still dont... pedal went to the floor again when I was putting it on the lift... forgot to use the e-brake and almost hit the garage wall...

be right back...

 

[Compensating]

looks like there is two circuits all right.... FRONT and REAR!!

I can spin the front left and pump the brakes and nothing.. nada.. zip..

it does lock up the back though ???

 

[JUCD VPR]

Glad you came out of that scary mishap ok man, that would have really sucked!

 

[JonB]

Got the car home to find a blown STAINLESS line on the right front !!!!
Hey jon b.. cut a guy a good deal from all that free advertising earlier this year

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PRICELESS !!!! I CAN ABSOLUTELY SEND YOU SOME NEW LINES, (and fluid) CHEAP. I RECOMMEND ALL 4... CAN EXPRESS Friday. {youll have to buy new underwear elsewhere}

 

[Big E]

Glad to hear that you are ok!

If you get a chance, check the other side to see if there was enough brake line for your suspension travel & turning.

 

[WANTED]

you Are One Lucky Dude !!!!!!!!!

nice Post For Others To Check Their
lines And Glad To Hear Your Fine.

 

[Warfang]

PRICELESS !!!! I CAN ABSOLUTELY SEND YOU SOME NEW LINES, (and fluid) CHEAP. I RECOMMEND ALL 4... CAN EXPRESS Friday. {youll have to buy new underwear elsewhere}

That would be a hoot... you should TOTALLY sell partrack underwear!

 

[2snakes4us]

You are very lucky....mabey next time you will think twice about playing any braking games on public roads I" glad you came out OK, and your car but I'm also happy for the two pickup drivers and their families. let all be safe to spend another day with our loved ones.

 

[ViperDave]

Is it possible that someone in the past has removed the o-ring and spring in the proportioning valve that separates the two circuits, i seem to recall this was a mod that was discussed a while back to improve rear bias.

 

[plumcrazy]

that rings a bell with me too.

and doing all 4 corners is great advice.