# Emergency brake

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/emergency-brake/30944>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 25, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/emergency-brake/30944 "2009-05-25T04:01:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![4melva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/e5b9ba/32.png) [@4melva](https://community.cartalk.com/u/4melva)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/emergency-brake/30944/1 "2009-05-25T04:01:29Z")

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I drove 50 to 80 mph for 30 min with the emergency brake – do i need to go get anything checked out or should i be ok?

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**Author:** ![hallkbrdz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/46a35a/32.png) [@hallkbrdz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hallkbrdz)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/emergency-brake/30944/2 "2009-05-25T13:04:53Z")

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Does it still work (hold the car)?

If so, I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Most likely you just added some wear to the rear pads.

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**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/emergency-brake/30944/3 "2009-05-25T23:58:04Z")

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No… you need to have the rear pads/shoes checked. 30 minutes @50-80 mph is enough time to effect them. I have seen less speed and time do damage to a set of shoes. These were bonded and it melted the adhesive to the point the braking material had shifted on the webbing.