Seize the ice = Carpe glaciem
Broken!
there is self adjusting mechinsms in the drums. Just keep them lubed(ani-seize)
They work great. Try it on ice compared to regular brakes. I am a certified mechanic and I was amazed. fb
the reason ur brakes feel like ur on ice is cause they've been heated to the point where they've glazed over.the only remedy is to replace them.
replace calipers in pairs. replace brake hoses at the same time.
i have a 1998 grand caravan se, and it was doing the same thing and found it to be the power booster.
Disc brakes are not subject to "fade" which occurs when drum brakes overheat and lose the ability to stop, another advantage of disc brakes is that they tend to stop in a straight line unlike drum brakes which often "pull" to one side. Yet another advantage of disc brakes is that they self adjust by drawing brake fluid in behind the piston while it is common for the self adjusters in drum brakes to seize due to corrosion then the drum brakes quit adjusting then the brake pedal goes lower and lower.
sixteen -> seize (pronounced "sez")16 is seize in French.
You may be thinking of ice breakers, ships with re-enforced hulls and ice-grinding capabilities built into their sides at the water line.
The brake caliper or the sliding rail for the caliper may seize up. You should take out and lube the sliding rail on every brake job. This seem to be the most common problem. Try to relube and see if it will fix the problem.
It would be like trying to walk across a more slippery surface than the ice on an ice rink. Your car brakes would simply lock up and leave you sliding forward into destruction.