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Stranded a car on the 10th floor when the brake shoe snapped mid-adjustment
Happened Tuesday afternoon at the old Hilton downtown. Was doing a routine brake shoe replacement on a 1980s Otis and the whole assembly gave out right as I was torquing it down. Car dropped about 2 feet before the safeties caught. Had to winch it back up by hand with a come-along and replace all four shoes instead of the two I planned on. Boss chewed me out for not cribbing the car before starting. Any of you guys ever trust a brake shoe that looked fine and had it fail on you?
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leog6823d agoOG Member
Bro it dropped TWO FEET before the safeties caught? That's terrifying man. Can't believe you walked away from that one.
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