# Flintstone Brakes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/flintstone-brakes/196234>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 14, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flintstone-brakes/196234 "2024-09-14T14:06:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flintstone-brakes/196234/1 "2024-09-14T14:06:46Z")

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![Flinstone Brakes](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/6/b/6b20d46a36eafb2f0faa4a796811df33a0742488.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flintstone-brakes/196234/2 "2024-09-14T17:20:44Z")

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Answered George’s question of the origin of brake shoes, better than bare or 🐻 feet.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flintstone-brakes/196234/3 "2024-09-15T14:50:54Z")

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It’s spelled FLINTstone.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flintstone-brakes/196234/4 "2024-09-15T15:44:57Z")

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Hmm, Flintstone might violate copy rights 😀  
Wonder how often Fred checked his tire pressure.

BTW, in the Flintstone movies casting Rosie O’Donnell as Betty was a travesty.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flintstone-brakes/196234/5 "2024-09-15T19:36:11Z")

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> [@Purebred](#):
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> in the Flintstone movies

They had Flintstone movies ? Another thing I am glad I missed.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flintstone-brakes/196234/6 "2024-09-16T11:36:31Z")

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At least two. Yes, they were not good.

 ![IMG_2601](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/4/1/41f35904ebfd653d46fac1481bd02047aae23c88.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flintstone-brakes/196234/7 "2024-09-16T13:01:23Z")

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> [@Purebred](#):
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> Wonder how often Fred checked his tire pressure.

PLEASE don’t bring-up the topic of tire pressure!  
😉

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flintstone-brakes/196234/8 "2024-09-16T13:46:46Z")

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Sidewall says inflate to rock hard

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flintstone-brakes/196234/9 "2024-09-16T13:57:20Z")

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![LaughingEmojiGIF](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/3/b/3b29a778c7703eaae6772ce33216b1f36d8f8155.gif)

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**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flintstone-brakes/196234/10 "2024-09-16T17:13:47Z")

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There were different tire inflation specifications in the Fred Flintstone era depending on whether the tires were limestone or granite.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flintstone-brakes/196234/11 "2024-09-16T17:51:06Z")

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Big benefit, got there oil strate from the dinosaurs.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flintstone-brakes/196234/12 "2024-09-16T18:58:49Z")

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> [@Triedaq](#):
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> depending on whether the tires were limestone or granite.

Well, I think that we can take that _for_ _granite_.  
😉