I have no intentions to cut anyone's brakes, but I have always wondered what it means exactly. Does it always end in an accident? How is it repaired? What happens from the time the line is cut to the time it is usually discovered?
2007-04-12 11:19:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
think of it this way you have a garden hose with a sprinkler attached and its on and working now cut the hose does the sprinkler work any more the answer is no some who cut the brake line actually just poke a small hole in it that way it will fail somewhere down the line most newer cars have built a 2 piston master cylender so if you lose 1 brake line you can still stop on the other 2 wheels
2007-04-12 11:39:30 · answer #1 · answered by mobile auto repair (mr fix it) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like everyone has said,
You cut the pipe and the fluid drains away. If its only a small cut then you may still have fluid until you press the pedal you then increase the pressure and lose fluid quicker. when you've got no pressure between the central brake fluid reservoir and any brakes you have no brakes.
Id say every time would lead to an accident or very close to an accident, depending on when you notice the brakes aren't working.
Its repaired by fixing the cut adding more brake fluid and bleeding the air from the system. And possibly cleaning up all the corrosive brake fluid from your driveway.
2007-04-12 11:39:10 · answer #2 · answered by Blue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
brakes work on hydraulics, you push the pedal and it pumps fluid through the lines to the brakes which use that fluid pressure to squeeze brake pads against a brake rotor/disc to stop the vehicle. if you completly cut through a line it will be noticed right away as a brake pedal that goes half way or all the way to the floor. basicly it would pump all the fluid out of the master cylinder and you would lose all or most braking. usually there is enough warning that you would not want to drive any more to get in an accident. to repair you simply replace the line or hose, put fluid in the system and bleed all air from the system.
2007-04-12 11:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brakes in smaller vehicles are hydraulic and use the pressure from your foot, boosted by the vacuum booster to compress the fluid which activates the brake components around a disc, or onto the drum. If the line is cut, the brake fluid just runs out the hole and will not build any pressure. Thus no stopping on that particular wheel. You may be able to brake on the other wheels until you run out of brake fluid.
2007-04-12 11:28:13 · answer #4 · answered by officerike 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brake fluid is loaded in the brake lines and when the pedal is depressed, the fluid is forced to press against the brake pistons or stretched against the spring holding the brake shoe and the brake shoe or disc is pressed against the brake rotor or wheel drum to slow and stop the car. "Whew!" Anyway, the loss of fluid means the loss of pressure in the brake lines and the only ways to stop the car in an emergency is to: a) stomp on the emergency brake (if its working properly); b) drive until you run out of gas; c) turn off the ignition/throw the transmission to park to jerk the car to a stop (but ruin your transmission) or; wreck into something.
2007-04-12 11:37:50 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brake lines are hydraulic oil which means that they work on pressure most break lines are metal and are very difficult to cut. if they are cut however you will lose brake pressure to that specific brake caliper. if you cut them all then you will not be able to apply any brake pressure other than the parking brake which is a cable and doesnt use pressure. Please dont try this it will end up severely hurting you or whoever has cut brakes.
2007-04-12 11:31:00 · answer #6 · answered by sweet truck man 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the lines have been cut every time youpump the pedal fluid squirts outof the cuts thus loss of brake fluid eventually resulting in all go and no stop unless of course you hit something
2007-04-12 13:48:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could NOT have been in the far right lane on a two lane road. They have only one in each direction. The truck HAD to make the turn wide like that, and you are lucky you haven't gotten a ticket for following too close. Start saving your pennies because the repairs are on you and your insurance is likely going up. The accident was your fault.
2016-05-18 21:13:33 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your brakes won't work if the lines are cut.
The emergency brake will work, however.
2007-04-12 11:25:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you lose your fluid and your brakes
2007-04-12 11:25:04 · answer #10 · answered by drjayjulius 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋