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**68Custom** · 11-30-2003, 03:33 AM

Well, i was out with some friends this evening after work. Things were going just fine when i started to notice a low brake pedal. TONS of things ran through my mind... adjuster screw, booster gone bad, brake hose ruined, master cylinder crapped out..... oh i wasn't happy. So after i take my friends home (in another vehical) i pulled the beast into the driveway and noticed drips. I get a flashlight, looked on the underside to see plenty of wetness. I finally pinned my leaking source. A steel line has just enough of a hole pieced into the side thanks to my exhaust rubbing against it for WHO knows how long....

SO, some how ive got to find time between my school, work and homework to get this problem under control cause im losing it quickly! Thanks for letting me vent

Aaron

*dtlilly* · 11-30-2003, 03:41 AM

Sounds like you will be busy with a piece of pipe to splice and some compression fittings

gonebad2 · 11-30-2003, 03:51 AM

Good thing you made it home safe. Shouldn't be too hard to fix.

dinnut · 11-30-2003, 04:09 AM

good luck fixing that.............

Tx Firefighter · 11-30-2003, 09:44 AM

Compression fittings aren't safe for brake lines. Use a union and flare the lines.

*67Fleetsidedream* · 11-30-2003, 11:15 AM

Just replace the brake line....Good luck..

*rage'nrat638* · 11-30-2003, 11:48 AM

looked on the underside to see plenty of wetness

SOUNDS KIND OF SEXEY

do not use compression fittings.......must be double flared!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*racedvl* · 11-30-2003, 11:49 AM

DO NOT COMPRESSION FITTINGS!!!!! Those are a deadly accdent waiting to happen! Either replace that whole section of line, or cut and double flare, and use unions! Never short cut doing brakes, someone else's life other than yours could depend on it.

lukecp · 11-30-2003, 12:50 PM

I would just replace the whole line. Any auto parts store should sell universial lenghts of brake line, already flared with fittings on them. Just bend them yourself with your hands. Then install the line out of harms way, call a buddy over to help bleed you brakes, and you should be good. Easy job, and with the line and brake fluid, shouldn't cost much more than $10

junkyarddog1956 · 11-30-2003, 01:19 PM

I agree , replaces the whole line or use flare fittngs .... Rage ...that was too funny ... kinda sexy huh ....lmao ... good luck with getting your truck back on the road .. jyd

Huck · 11-30-2003, 01:35 PM

Do yourself a favor and check the brake hoses at the same time. 30 year old hoses are more then likely in need of replacement too and as long as you are going to have you butt under there--replacing -bleeding etc, why not do the whole job and avoid the leak that will happen in the middle of winter on a back road as you are trying to stop with a loaded trailer and no cell phone!!!

*dtlilly* · 11-30-2003, 02:47 PM

Flair and unions, yeah that's what I ment to say, yeah, that's the ticket.

**68Custom** · 12-01-2003, 12:51 AM

Thanks for the perverted minds guys! Looks like this job won't be taken care of for another 3 or 4 days unfortunately

Anyway, i got the CLEAR message not to use compression so thanks for the info on that! My best bet i think is to use the straight steel line. So i guess i have that to look forward to!

Aaron

**old Rusty C10** · 12-01-2003, 01:43 AM

i had that on my 86 last week i grumbled alot too but i wasnt near as bad a job as i made it out to be lol

Hooter · 12-01-2003, 02:36 AM

carppy deal man, brake lines aren't that bad, its bleeding them that i find being a pain in the butt

*Randy70C-10* · 12-01-2003, 01:05 PM

You can change a brake line in 10 minutes. Auto parts stores sell them around $5.00

Pull the damaged one off first so you can match it with a new one, and plug the line with a golf tee (or anything that will fit) to keep the rest of the fluid from coming out.

11-30-2003, 03:33 AM	#1
68Custom Hammer On! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 473	My turn to vent..... Well, i was out with some friends this evening after work. Things were going just fine when i started to notice a low brake pedal. TONS of things ran through my mind... adjuster screw, booster gone bad, brake hose ruined, master cylinder crapped out..... oh i wasn't happy. So after i take my friends home (in another vehical) i pulled the beast into the driveway and noticed drips. I get a flashlight, looked on the underside to see plenty of wetness. I finally pinned my leaking source. A steel line has just enough of a hole pieced into the side thanks to my exhaust rubbing against it for WHO knows how long.... SO, some how ive got to find time between my school, work and homework to get this problem under control cause im losing it quickly! Thanks for letting me vent Aaron __________________ 1968 C20 Inline 6 250 SM465 4 speed 1968 K10 Inline 6 250 SM465 4 speed

11-30-2003, 03:51 AM	#3
gonebad2 Merciless Butcher Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CC Nevada Posts: 1,447	Good thing you made it home safe. Shouldn't be too hard to fix. __________________ Your Bought And Sold....I Got Your Soul!

11-30-2003, 04:09 AM	#4
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	good luck fixing that............. __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"

11-30-2003, 09:44 AM	#5
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Compression fittings aren't safe for brake lines. Use a union and flare the lines. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

11-30-2003, 11:48 AM	#7
rage'nrat638 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: THE FALL GUY CHICAGO IL Posts: 5,883	looked on the underside to see plenty of wetness SOUNDS KIND OF SEXEY do not use compression fittings.......must be double flared!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last edited by rage'nrat638; 11-30-2003 at 01:29 PM.

11-30-2003, 03:41 AM	#2
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	Sounds like you will be busy with a piece of pipe to splice and some compression fittings

11-30-2003, 11:15 AM	#6
67Fleetsidedream Wiseass secured himself a BAN Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: MOON!!! Posts: 2,282	Just replace the brake line....Good luck..

11-30-2003, 11:49 AM	#8
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	DO NOT COMPRESSION FITTINGS!!!!! Those are a deadly accdent waiting to happen! Either replace that whole section of line, or cut and double flare, and use unions! Never short cut doing brakes, someone else's life other than yours could depend on it.

11-30-2003, 12:50 PM	#9
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	I would just replace the whole line. Any auto parts store should sell universial lenghts of brake line, already flared with fittings on them. Just bend them yourself with your hands. Then install the line out of harms way, call a buddy over to help bleed you brakes, and you should be good. Easy job, and with the line and brake fluid, shouldn't cost much more than $10 __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

11-30-2003, 01:19 PM	#10
junkyarddog1956 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Thorntown , Indiana Posts: 231	I agree , replaces the whole line or use flare fittngs .... Rage ...that was too funny ... kinda sexy huh ....lmao ... good luck with getting your truck back on the road .. jyd __________________ 69 Chev C-10 ... painted and ready to reassemble ( for sale ) 82 Custom Deluxe ( have parts to restore )

11-30-2003, 01:35 PM	#11
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,269	Do yourself a favor and check the brake hoses at the same time. 30 year old hoses are more then likely in need of replacement too and as long as you are going to have you butt under there--replacing -bleeding etc, why not do the whole job and avoid the leak that will happen in the middle of winter on a back road as you are trying to stop with a loaded trailer and no cell phone!!!

11-30-2003, 02:47 PM	#12
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	Flair and unions, yeah that's what I ment to say, yeah, that's the ticket.

12-01-2003, 12:51 AM	#13
68Custom Hammer On! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 473	Thanks for the perverted minds guys! Looks like this job won't be taken care of for another 3 or 4 days unfortunately Anyway, i got the CLEAR message not to use compression so thanks for the info on that! My best bet i think is to use the straight steel line. So i guess i have that to look forward to! Aaron __________________ 1968 C20 Inline 6 250 SM465 4 speed 1968 K10 Inline 6 250 SM465 4 speed

12-01-2003, 01:43 AM	#14
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,302	i had that on my 86 last week i grumbled alot too but i wasnt near as bad a job as i made it out to be lol __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

12-01-2003, 02:36 AM	#15
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	carppy deal man, brake lines aren't that bad, its bleeding them that i find being a pain in the butt __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life



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12-01-2003, 01:05 PM	#16
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	You can change a brake line in 10 minutes. Auto parts stores sell them around $5.00 Pull the damaged one off first so you can match it with a new one, and plug the line with a golf tee (or anything that will fit) to keep the rest of the fluid from coming out.

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