sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoThe First Modern Car Without Hydraulic Brakes Is Headed to Productionwww.thedrive.comexternal-linkmessage-square248linkfedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down13
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minus-squareThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoYeah no. Hydraulic brakes can fail at any of the slave cylinders or the master cylinder. If a single slave cylinder fails there is still the other pair in a tandem system but braking effectiveness is substantially reduced. The tiniest tear in the seals of a master cylinder will lead to total and absolute brake failure. Your only brake left is the hand brake.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 days agoThat only happens on one wheeled cars.
Yeah no. Hydraulic brakes can fail at any of the slave cylinders or the master cylinder.
If a single slave cylinder fails there is still the other pair in a tandem system but braking effectiveness is substantially reduced.
The tiniest tear in the seals of a master cylinder will lead to total and absolute brake failure. Your only brake left is the hand brake.
That only happens on one wheeled cars.