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Subject:Re: Brakes (I'm concerned...)
From:David Bogle
Date:Tue, 13 Jul 1999 20:57:40 -0400

Per Lindgren wrote:
>
> David Bogle wrote:
>
> > Does the syncro mechanism provide any "anti-lock" behavior?
>
> I really cant say for sure, but I tried to yank the hand brake on my 88
> Syncro in the middle of an empty snow-covered parking space once, and it
> took a 4-way....
> PerL
> 87 Syncro 112i

Per,

Thanks for the response, but I don't understand "it took a 4-way."

Does the engine power drive the wheels so that they won't lock up?  Or,
is it that the more powerfully braking wheels slow down the others
through the VC?
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Regards,
David Bogle
Brooklyn