It was raining pretty good yesterday and I was on my way to the store. I slowed down to turn at an intersection, gradually braking, nothing to make my car skid on the wet road. For a few short seconds my car brakes locked up and thought I was skidding. Is this normal to happen sometimes in the rain? Or is there something wrong with my brakes? It happened this morning as well.
You should already know the answer to this - how much force did you feel? If your wheels are not rolling, and you feel 1 g of force, then the brakes have used a large amount of force and locked the wheels. If you feel a tenth of a g of force, then you blame that on the road. See what I mean? When your car slides on a really slick road, it should be obvious to you, the driver, that the road is slick. The slicker it is, the less force you'll feel when the wheels aren't rolling. Learn to pay attention to what your car is doing, especially when everything is normal.
ABS actually ability Anti-lock Braking equipment and it serves to do exactly what the call shows. some even as in the past engineers determined that a vehicle will quit swifter if the wheels aren't any more locked up (no longer turning in any respect) in a skid. Pumping the brakes manually, although, looks counter-intuitive to maximum drivers in an emergency situation. apart from, there's no way a human can pump the brakes as quick a a menchanically designed equipment with sensors feeding the guidance to a pc can do it, and do, anti-lock brakes were invented. a common layout is composed of a magnet or magnets spaced around the wheel hub with a magnetic sensor or pickup placed in a set position that senses the magnet(s) passing because the wheel rotates. Now, this information is fed right into a small processor which could research the speed at which the magnets are passing the sensor with the speed of the vehicle once you hit the brakes not uncomplicated and if it determines that the vehicle is in action, although the wheels aren't any more turning then it is wide-spread with that the brakes have locked up the wheels, and it starts to promptly open and close a alleviation valve to pulse, or effectively pump the brakes very promptly on and stale the suitable the skid. now no longer all ABS structures are magnetic. i have considered some use optics, or different ability to sense the wheel speed, although the most continues to be a similar. If the equipment sees that you've utilized the brakes and the wheels aren't any more spinning on the placement of the speed of the vehicle, the ABS equipment triggers.
It would be normal if you were driving in rain or maybe hit some loose asphalt, maybe gravel. Sounds like you do not have ABS, or anti lock brakes. You would be able to tell, if you did have those type of brakes, you would feel the pedal shutter a little. If you don't have those type of brakes, you are more prone to lock up the brakes. Doesnt sound like anything is wrong, but if you are really concerned, you should have them checked. Brakes are nothing to ignore. Most cars and truck in the 5 years or so have ABS. Prior to that it is hit and miss. Be careful, and good luck!
