Denise, my guess is that your pads are the wrong composition (too hard) and
work best when thoroughly heated. They may be a race application. There's
no reason you shouldn't have good brakes in the wet. Good luck in finding
the answer.
>Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 13:42:46 -0800
>From: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
>Subject: Wet brakes don't work
>Hi all,
>Now that the '67 B has been upgraded to have two speed wipers, I now intend
to
>tackle another safety issue, to whit, when driving in the rain, the brakes
get
>wet and stop working. This has happened consistently over the 20 years
I've
>owned this car through many brake changes. I've developed the habit of
waiting
>until no one is behind me and then driving with my left foot on the brake
pedal
>until the brakes start to grab.
Fred Pixley
Napanee, Ontario, Canada
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