Re: Dumb Brakes

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A: Disc brakes are less likely to contaminate both sides of the rotor/pad if 
they start leaking. They are more likely to have sudden failure than most 
drum systems, but neither can sit any length of time w/o rust damage 
internally.
   I think both sides are wrong, and the wave of the future is regenerative 
braking (ducking into my Nomex suit)


From: Arfon Griffiths <ArfonRG@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Dumb Brakes



>  Drums are not dangerous if kept
>adjusted and in good repair.

Same for discs.


><>  Drum brakes & the compounds used for linings,
>when wet or when grease would bleed out , or a spring
>would let go, or a cylinder leaked,  were putting people into the
>other lane,
>into trees, into guard rails and into holes in the ground.

Two thoughts-
1) You say "used", "would", & "were" implying past-tense also implying that
this is old systems using old technology.

2) Other than a spring breaking (which I have never seen happen), discs
using the same pad material would suffer from water or grease contamination

and a leaky cylinder so, I don't see an argument.