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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: grain.ben on 26 September 2012, 09:11:57

Title: Video on how to fail a brake test
Post by: grain.ben on 26 September 2012, 09:11:57

Heres another video i found quite amusing  :o

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/Video-how-to-fail-a-brake-test-spectacularly-2012-08-25

Title: Re: Video on how to fail a brake test
Post by: mantahatch on 26 September 2012, 09:49:47

Sorry if I have missed something here but should that not be suspension or chassis failure rather than brake failure ?  :-\

Title: Re: Video on how to fail a brake test
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 26 September 2012, 09:58:01

 :o ???
 
imo, thats a whole production failure ;D

Title: Re: Video on how to fail a brake test
Post by: Lazydocker on 26 September 2012, 10:10:19

The whole issue starts from bad brake bias front-rear... Under normal braking you shouldn't be able to lock the rear wheels before the front ;)

Title: Re: Video on how to fail a brake test
Post by: Jabe on 26 September 2012, 13:58:37

Well to be fair it did stop.  ;D  ;D  ;D

Title: Re: Video on how to fail a brake test
Post by: grain.ben on 26 September 2012, 19:44:15

Quote from: Lazydocker on 26 September 2012, 10:10:19

The whole issue starts from bad brake bias front-rear... Under normal braking you shouldn't be able to lock the rear wheels before the front ;)

Bearing in mind that the info says 15tonnes @ 60mph  ::)

Title: Re: Video on how to fail a brake test
Post by: Kevin Wood on 26 September 2012, 19:46:30

Quote from: Jabe on 26 September 2012, 13:58:37

Well to be fair it did stop.  ;D  ;D  ;D

Yep, I'm sure there was nothing in the specification about being able to drive it away again. :y