Trucks stop better when the brakes work.

[mvfd70]

Well I had an interesting time this morning. I got off work and was driving across town to go home with all intentions of getting out in the garage and working on the 68. I just got the rear end of it rebuilt and had to pick it up today too. Anyway, as I got about half way through town I was braking for a stop light. All of a sudden the brake pedal hit the floor!!!! I did the natual thing and pumped it. That got enough pressue to get me stopped for the light. Luckily I was right in front of an O'Reilly's. That couldn't have worked out better. There was brake fluid all over the drivers side of the rear axle and frame. I went inside bought a can of brake fluid and refilled the master. Didn't have any tools of any kind on me what-so-ever so I limped it back to work using the E-brake to stop (that was fun). Fortunately the fire department I work for does all in house maintenance on our trucks so I had plenty of tools. But I had to spend the next couple hours changing the brake line. This was on the 97 GMC Z71. That thing was a bear to get to. It was the line that runs to the back two wheels. For those that don't know where it runs, it runs along the inside of the frame rail between the frame and gas tank. And of course the front fitting for that line is right between the gas tank and frame. You gotta be a freakin contortionist to get to it. But it's fixed, I didnt have an accident, and I got the rear axle for the 68 back home ready to put the shafts in and put on the truck.