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Originally Posted by vwnate1
One thing we all who drove drum brakes whe that's what was normal did : when approaching a puddle or any deep water in the road , lightly touch the brake pedal to create minimal brake shoe to drum contact and motor on ~ the shoes against the drum will squeegee the water away before it can soak them and render the brakes useless .
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And thus another reason I don't miss four wheel drum brakes....In Cali, which is notorious for water main breaks....I noticed a huge puddle, I wanted to make a splash...but didn't notice the cop on the corner directing traffic I floored it for maximum splash....Then the cop waved me over...I had the oh sh*** moment....as I didn't think I could stop
Amazing I did and just got off with a warning....but oh man the trouble I had with four wheel manual drum brakes and as a first car....I was in heaven with four wheel power brakes when I got the euro
