SV1CEC
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Athens, Greece
Hi folks,
This morning I was driving in very heavy rain (and equally heavy traffic), first gear for almost one and a half hour, and every time I hit the brakes, the truck was coming to an immediate stop, much sooner than expected and with much more authority than usual.
Mind you, this is not the first time I noticed this, it is as if my brakes get really stronger when wet. Sometimes, even when I start in the morning (and I assume there is some condensation on the brakes), they seem to react much stronger than anticipated.
I would typically expect the opposite, since water usually means longer braking distances etc. But this was extreme, I mean just touching the middle pedal resulted in an abrupt stop. On one occasion, I even skidded while doing maybe 1 mph!!!
Anyone has any idea what's going on here?
Needless to say, all help will be greatly appreciated.
Rgds
This morning I was driving in very heavy rain (and equally heavy traffic), first gear for almost one and a half hour, and every time I hit the brakes, the truck was coming to an immediate stop, much sooner than expected and with much more authority than usual.
Mind you, this is not the first time I noticed this, it is as if my brakes get really stronger when wet. Sometimes, even when I start in the morning (and I assume there is some condensation on the brakes), they seem to react much stronger than anticipated.
I would typically expect the opposite, since water usually means longer braking distances etc. But this was extreme, I mean just touching the middle pedal resulted in an abrupt stop. On one occasion, I even skidded while doing maybe 1 mph!!!
Anyone has any idea what's going on here?
Needless to say, all help will be greatly appreciated.
Rgds