James Drinkwater

Yep, the brakes never did it for me. I'd say it's at a point of "safety".
Okay, I can drive it safely but always keep a lot more space between cars
than everybody else on the road, 'cause I need it. Wish I could just find a
Dana44 with discs that I could swap without all the "swap" hooplah. I've
already had to "measure twice and weld" and don't want to start stacking
error. The Dana30's worn out and will start to get expensive compared to a
swap. Just don't have the "been there/done that" experience on this one.
Drink
"Outatime" <WhoKnows@here.com> wrote in message
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> Earle Horton wrote:
>
>> If hoses blow, they are defective, in my experience.
>
> Agreed! And this is a very good point to bring up.
>
> A full application of the brakes should be made daily before ever driving
> any vehicle. People take braking systems for granted too often! Brake
> hardware and hoses (hydraulic or pneumatic) are designed to withstand full
> application of the service brakes.
>
> I was taught early on that this was to be done, along with checking fuel
> level before driving a vehicle, including (and especially!) the big truck.
> If hoses burst when testing, this is the time to find out about it, not
> during an emergency stop.

James Drinkwater

Yep, the brakes never did it for me. I'd say it's at a point of "safety".
Okay, I can drive it safely but always keep a lot more space between cars
than everybody else on the road, 'cause I need it. Wish I could just find a
Dana44 with discs that I could swap without all the "swap" hooplah. I've
already had to "measure twice and weld" and don't want to start stacking
error. The Dana30's worn out and will start to get expensive compared to a
swap. Just don't have the "been there/done that" experience on this one.
Drink
"Outatime" <WhoKnows@here.com> wrote in message
news:Q7Wdnbublu-2nPfYnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@softcom.net...
> Earle Horton wrote:
>
>> If hoses blow, they are defective, in my experience.
>
> Agreed! And this is a very good point to bring up.
>
> A full application of the brakes should be made daily before ever driving
> any vehicle. People take braking systems for granted too often! Brake
> hardware and hoses (hydraulic or pneumatic) are designed to withstand full
> application of the service brakes.
>
> I was taught early on that this was to be done, along with checking fuel
> level before driving a vehicle, including (and especially!) the big truck.
> If hoses burst when testing, this is the time to find out about it, not
> during an emergency stop.

James Drinkwater

Yep, the brakes never did it for me. I'd say it's at a point of "safety".
Okay, I can drive it safely but always keep a lot more space between cars
than everybody else on the road, 'cause I need it. Wish I could just find a
Dana44 with discs that I could swap without all the "swap" hooplah. I've
already had to "measure twice and weld" and don't want to start stacking
error. The Dana30's worn out and will start to get expensive compared to a
swap. Just don't have the "been there/done that" experience on this one.
Drink
"Outatime" <WhoKnows@here.com> wrote in message
news:Q7Wdnbublu-2nPfYnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@softcom.net...
> Earle Horton wrote:
>
>> If hoses blow, they are defective, in my experience.
>
> Agreed! And this is a very good point to bring up.
>
> A full application of the brakes should be made daily before ever driving
> any vehicle. People take braking systems for granted too often! Brake
> hardware and hoses (hydraulic or pneumatic) are designed to withstand full
> application of the service brakes.
>
> I was taught early on that this was to be done, along with checking fuel
> level before driving a vehicle, including (and especially!) the big truck.
> If hoses burst when testing, this is the time to find out about it, not
> during an emergency stop.