Marc,
Yes, this is my first Amphi, BUT I've driven at least a half-dozen
cars/trucks into water deep enough to get all 4 brakes wet. It's too bad the
Amphi's don't have disk brakes (at least in the front), they are VERY
superior when wet.
Anyway, based on the other drum-brake vehicles I've driven with wet brakes,
I'd say my Amphi suffers about the same amount of loss in braking ability
when it comes out of the water. But, my Amphi's brakes seem to dry more
slowly than the other vehicles I've driven. I am suspicious that the woven
material on my Amphi's shoes is holding more water than "normal" brake shoes
do.
Since I understand that Amphi's were made with "special" brake linings, I
thought that it was possible they found a lining that suffered less braking
loss from water than normal brakes. Unfortunately, it's beginning to sound
like there are no magic brake linings out there.
> Roger,
> Tell us a little more about what you mean by "poor braking performance for
> quite a while after swimming". Your email said that your Amphicar was
> "brand-new to you"...so I don't know if you've driven an Amphicar before,
> so
> excuse me if you have. I don't mean to question you, only help out if
> you're a new owner.
> You may be experiencing typical brake action after swimming. I am far from
> an expert having only driven my own car, but I have poor braking for a
> couple of miles after swimming. Usually after a swim, it seems like we
> head
> out to the road pretty quickly after exiting the water....and usually there
> is a stop sign or two right away. The poor braking still catches me off
> guard. Once on the road, I always forget again until I see the yellow
> light
> on its way to turning red!
> In any case....maybe some others can tell us if I'm wrong and my brakes are
> not typical, but get some more input before you go to getting new linings
> that may perform about the same.
>
> Good Luck,
> Marc Schlemmer.
>
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