Master cylinder, right?
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It was pretty brackish. I know brake fluid is engineered to capture water to keep the lines from boiling under pressure/heat during heavy braking, and I guess everything has its saturation point. I should probably flush the front, but I think I'm going to replace the other hardlines in the back when I get the chance. But now it's time to put it to work.
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In a pinch...If I do not have the tools on hand to repair the line. I will just snap the line off and then pinch the last few inches closed by hammering it on a flat surface. You'll have one wheel no doing any braking, but better than all your fluid on the road and no wheels doing any braking.
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You also have to have something flat and hard to hammer the line on. I was in that position once and pulled out my shaft from my reese hitch.
Worked like a charm.
But as you pointed out...every situation is different to some degree I guess and may call for different measures, but that fluid becomes liquid gold when it starts leaking out and you're not close to home or a place to get more.
Worked like a charm.
But as you pointed out...every situation is different to some degree I guess and may call for different measures, but that fluid becomes liquid gold when it starts leaking out and you're not close to home or a place to get more.
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It was good for about four or five stops on one fill. The line had a hairline crack about 1/3 of the way around its circumference.
I actually did use the pinch it off technique... but only when I was removing the old line. Removing the fitting closer to the center of the vehicle, I broke the line in half and the fluid left in the cylinder started dripping from the drum-end, so I pinched that off, but only so I didn't have to taste it.
I actually did use the pinch it off technique... but only when I was removing the old line. Removing the fitting closer to the center of the vehicle, I broke the line in half and the fluid left in the cylinder started dripping from the drum-end, so I pinched that off, but only so I didn't have to taste it.
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It was good for about four or five stops on one fill. The line had a hairline crack about 1/3 of the way around its circumference.
I actually did use the pinch it off technique... but only when I was removing the old line. Removing the fitting closer to the center of the vehicle, I broke the line in half and the fluid left in the cylinder started dripping from the drum-end, so I pinched that off, but only so I didn't have to taste it.
I actually did use the pinch it off technique... but only when I was removing the old line. Removing the fitting closer to the center of the vehicle, I broke the line in half and the fluid left in the cylinder started dripping from the drum-end, so I pinched that off, but only so I didn't have to taste it.
