MaverickDaKid
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- November 30, 2002
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- City, State
- Poway, San Diego, CA (Born in Miami!)
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 93 XL and 96 XLT
I was going about 100kmh down a freeway and I had to come to an emergency stop QUICK because of an accident ahead.
So I press the brakes hard because I read that pumping won't help with ABS so I just nail it down and I smell a horrible smell and the pedal hits the floor. I am slowing down but not as fast as I usualy do and I'm not feeling the pulsing the ABS usually gave me before.
I quickly downshifted (its an auto so it wasn't as effective) and manipulated the E brake luckily the left lane had no one and I avoided a collision.
Anyways my question is are my rear brakes gone? Last i changed my front ones 3 weeks ago, the mechanic said my rear brakes were at 50% and they would hold out a whlie. And that bad smell I smelt fromt he rear, was it really the brakes or something else?
I waited about 10 mins in the hazard lane and then tested the brakes and they felt totally normal after.
Thanks.
So I press the brakes hard because I read that pumping won't help with ABS so I just nail it down and I smell a horrible smell and the pedal hits the floor. I am slowing down but not as fast as I usualy do and I'm not feeling the pulsing the ABS usually gave me before.
I quickly downshifted (its an auto so it wasn't as effective) and manipulated the E brake luckily the left lane had no one and I avoided a collision.
Anyways my question is are my rear brakes gone? Last i changed my front ones 3 weeks ago, the mechanic said my rear brakes were at 50% and they would hold out a whlie. And that bad smell I smelt fromt he rear, was it really the brakes or something else?
I waited about 10 mins in the hazard lane and then tested the brakes and they felt totally normal after.
Thanks.