In article om,
dennis@home wrote:
On mine, you'd have to have failure of the brake pedal since the
master cylinder is in two parts. Each part feeding an independant
brake circuit.

It depends on what reliability means.. The computers in telephone
exchanges have faults more often than a normal computer, however they
still work unlike the normal computer. The same applies to the brakes,
more components means more faults but the brakes should still work.
However you have to get them fixed as a second fault may well cause
total failure.

The failure of one circuit is pretty obvious to a driver with any
mechanical sympathy. Although I'm sure there are plenty who would continue
driving a car with obviously reduced brake efficiency until total failure.
Possibly like you?

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