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Old 06-23-2008, 01:28 AM   #3
Richard and Rhonda
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Very interesting topic indeed. I just finished 3000 miles, and truthfully scared myself a couple of times in stop and go traffic thinking I was going to hit the car in front of me.

It really made me aware of just how hard I have to press the pedal to stop. It's too hard in my opinion. Much harder than other coaches I have driven. I am wondering why I have to press the pedal so hard.

Michael, your comment on the slack adjusters made me wonder if that could be part of the problem. Did you notice any difference in pedal effort after the slack adjusters were adjusted?

Does anyone have any experience with the "other" style of brake pedal? Mine is a firewall mounted pedal. The "other" style looks like the accelerator pedal. I have driven coaches with this style pedal and it was not nearly as hard to press.
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