Brake lines busted
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Brake lines busted
The line that feeds my rear brake that run in the frame rails beside the gas tank broke yesterday almost killing me. 
Luckily I was going slow when it happened. Don't know if anyone else has seen this problem before. No idea how it happened.
Luckily I was going slow when it happened. Don't know if anyone else has seen this problem before. No idea how it happened.
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I did not get to see the line, only feel it seperated. It is now at a shop getting fixed. It was bad, since the pedal dropped to the floor right after it happened. I lost almost all my fluid. I will be sure to ask the mechanic what happened.
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The first thing that cam to my mind was being from the lift. Possibly over streched the line for a short period of time while putting the rear springs in. But I would not of thought it to affect the line way up there, everything looked fine when we were putting them in, just a little snug. 
We checked the lines for to much tension quite a few times each side during the install.
We checked the lines for to much tension quite a few times each side during the install.
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The line runs on the side of the gas tank and can rust real bad in that area....
Just a thought cause I had my bed off and tank out and I rustproofed everything. The line was pretty bad...
Just a thought cause I had my bed off and tank out and I rustproofed everything. The line was pretty bad...
