[MOJO Catalina]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Subscribing (so I can find this when I need it).

Just lost the brakes on the GP last night (single system). Made it home safely by downshifting the trans and with what little brakes I had left, but getting the car in the garage was a challenge!!

K

Scary situation.. I lost brakes in my '63 GP pulling into a parking space at a grocery store.. Luckily there were bushes in front of the space that were about 5 feet tall and had been there for 10 years. I usually park just anywhere but on that day Chief Pontiac must have been watching over me.. The pedal grabbed for a split second then went right to the floor.. I sailed right into the bushes.. No damage, just bent the bush out the other side.. When I pumped the brakes a few times they started grabbing again.. the seals in the MC must have gotten some rust buildup around them, allowing the fluid to blow by them.. I abandoned the grocery run and drove home slowly with one foot on the Emergency brake... It could have been bad if I'd plowed into a car or someone and their cart.. Did the dual swap the next day.. ( car sold years ago) Now both my drivers have them. The '60 Cat is manual drum/drum and the '63 BV is power drum/drum..