hedgecutter

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Had a lucky one this morning after running my daughter the 26 round mile trip to school, early for a school trip. I went to get the MOT done at 8am, and the tester had a total brake failure whilst driving round the industrial estate.... Goodridge braided hose had rubbed clean through on the rear nearside, and it turned out that the other side was on its way; it could have happened anywhere. So just have a look at your braided lines; they aren't indestructible and I would hate this to happen to someone else. They were about 4 years old, rubbed on the arch bulkhead, and the damage was not visible, apart from rubs on the underseal. The tester said he had never seen braided hose rub through, ever, but had it not burst the car would have passed, as all brake tests were good. He is also a very thorough man.
Thanks to Triton at Hurn, for sorting it out on the spot, after recovery there.

Dirk Diggler 75

Jesus,that was a close call,glad everyones ok ..

Pross

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Wow close call!

Had my brakes go on my Manta Berlinetta back in the 80s lol, one of the copper pipes for the front brakes just popped straight out of the master cylinder, instant no brakes at all!

hedgecutter

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Even though it happened to the tester, not me, I drove it about 400m to see if I could get it fixed up the road, and it was not at all funny.... at 10mph. I had been on fast B roads and a dual carriageway just before, so it is real food for thought. I`ll be going that little bit slower for a while.

Godspeed Brakes

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I have seen them do this before , and its usually not fitted correctly and on lock either rubs the tyre or the inner wing , usually the tyre
Lucky escape for you !
Cheers Ian

kevo10

As a matter of interest , what is their lifespan? Or is that a length of string question?

Godspeed Brakes

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They should last forever , the ones we use come with a lifetime guarantee , obviously not for circumstances like the OP's
Cheers Ian

AS Performance

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as above have we have dealt with Goodridge for 15yrs+ and never had a simple hose failure even on competing cars - we have seen various issues caused by incorrectly fitted and installed hoses though

Steve001

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Wow that was a lucky escape
But don't dwell on what could have happened or you'll never enjoy driving again. Brake system failures are rare

I've had total brake fade twice in competition, road rallys hurtling down B roads once in a scooby and the worst was in my nova going down a 1:4 hill to a T junction, it's pretty hairy trying to stop a car on just the handbrake I can tell you.

Ash3000k

Scary, glad it happened to them and not you!

Fonzey

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Crikey.

Something I'll be checking at the weekend!