The worst feeling...
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Got my truck back today. $325... Let's consider this a "lesson learned".
But at least they didn't drain my fuel tank, I had just filled it.
It actually stops better now than it did before. Maybe the thin wall of the rusty tube wasn't as rigid? Anyway I have a much firmer pedal.
But at least they didn't drain my fuel tank, I had just filled it.
It actually stops better now than it did before. Maybe the thin wall of the rusty tube wasn't as rigid? Anyway I have a much firmer pedal.
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Know the feeling - Back in '78 I was driving a '74 Ford & coming off of Rabbit Ears Pass in Colorado hit the brakes & they went to the floor - THEN the idiot light came on! Like I didn't know the brakes were out! luckily it was left rear & was able to pinch the steel line with a pair of vice-grips good enough to maintain enough pressure to get me to steamboat springs & get new line...
Not a great feeling - no matter how fast you are going........
Not a great feeling - no matter how fast you are going........
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In fact the first time i flushed it i thought i had bought the wrong fluid because the fluid i bought was clear but the fluid i was bleeding out into a clear water bottle was hunter green and cloudy.
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I've never seen a factory stainless steel brake line - and obviously Ford didn't put much effort into corrosion protection on those lines. Galvanizing them would be a good start.
All the brake lines hanging on the rack at Pep Boys are mild steel. I doubt a flaring tool could even begin to flare stainless steel, either. Bending the lines would be a real treat, too - if they were stainless.
All the brake lines hanging on the rack at Pep Boys are mild steel. I doubt a flaring tool could even begin to flare stainless steel, either. Bending the lines would be a real treat, too - if they were stainless.
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i have been told that recycled steel doesn't have all of the rust remved during the recycling process so it doesn't last as long
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That is simply not true.
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sorry, i was typing on the phone and lost my whole responce, so i settled for that statement.
Watch this for an overview. The rust is destroyed by heat and chemical reaction:
Dailymotion - How steel is made - a College video
Watch this for an overview. The rust is destroyed by heat and chemical reaction:
Dailymotion - How steel is made - a College video
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My Dad replaced the brake lines on his '85 F250 with all stainless kit from Jeff's Bronco Graveyard. Something wasn't right about one of the fittings and we had to cut the SS line, re-use the original fitting, and re-flare the line. That was definitely a PITA but we did manage to do it. I don't think my KD flare tool would hold up to too many of those though.
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If you bought the truck in mass they use liquid salt on most road surfaces here.(i work in mass)aswell as regular rock salt
Its eats anything thats metal very quickly, except aluminzed galvanized which is what the newer fuel line is made of.
Thats why most cars here are rot boxes.
If you bought the truck in mass they use liquid salt on most road surfaces here.(i work in mass)aswell as regular rock salt
Its eats anything thats metal very quickly, except aluminzed galvanized which is what the newer fuel line is made of.
Thats why most cars here are rot boxes.
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newbie here, and i'm finding out that, long story short, the motor isn't the first thing i'm gonna tackle....the brake system is! Mr. Brutus and I took our first downhill joy-ride into my backyard through my 4x6 posts trellis and the kids swingset as i got him off the trailer from purchasing
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