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gunbunny

gunbunny

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Shined up the Dart, grabbed the wife and headed to the local cruise in. About 2 blocks from the house (thankfully) the brake light comes on and the peddle is soft. Left wheel is soaked. Checked the master cylinder, you wanna know what 34 year old brake fluid looks like? Nasty! Brown and slimy.
I'm a "if it aint broke, don't mess with it" kinda guy and I just have been more worried about some minor performance and A/C issues.
What a way to end a otherwise crappy week.:mad:
Any thing I might wanna look out for?
 
gunbunny said:
....Any thing I might wanna look out for?
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Heavy objects in front of you.....:bwuhaha:.....sometimes I kill me.

Be a good time to flush the rest of the system, check for excessively rusted brakelines and signs of age, brittleness or cracking of the brake hoses.;)

Brakes are NOT something to scrimp on. :naughty:
 
Yep, spend the money. Really one of the cheaper things you can do for a real piece of mind.
 
And once your braking system is redone flush your brake fluid every two years...sitting idle and unused it will absorb water and rust out your systema dn start to look like 34 year old brake fluid again....:doh:
 
Yep, figure the flush was automatic. I don't even know why I didn't look at the fluid before. Got worried about petty crap I guess. I'll hang 2 cylinders (their cheap enough) and go over every thing else.
I guess I cant get over how nasty the fluid is. I have never seen any thing like that before.
I'll have to tell the story of the Dart later. <eyore voice> Gotta go deliver the mail </eyore voice>
 
At least do the rubber lines that go from the cylinders to the hard lines. Besides, the chances of getting the cylinders off without destroying the rubber ones are about zero anyway.
 
Yup good advice...replace the flex lines..there cheap too...and all the wheel cylinder and flush until it runs clear...then flush it again in 6 months, you'll be susprised how nasty it will look again.

I've flushed the system in the wagon 6 times in the last 9 months...but I've been upgrading ad stuff....I've gone through almost 1 1/2 gallons of brake fluid so far....:eek:
 
Great advice guys!:)
That was without a doubt the easiest wheel cylinder I have ever replaced.
The worst part was I twisted the brake line apart. No real biggie.
I flushed everything and going back in a few months is going to be automatic.
I went through almost a liter of brake fluid flushing and bleeding. I will put the car in storage for the winter, and flush again this spring.
Off topic here, but I'm watching womens swimming, checking the muscles on these chicks. WOW:gaga:
 
Just a bit of advice here, since we're talking brakes: using compression fittings to repair a rusted or broken brake line is not only a bad idea, it's illegal.

FYI, from a parts-guy standpoint: lines are steel, hoses are flexible. This goes for anything on the car, be it brakes, fuel, or heater/coolant. If you call me and ask for brake lines, I'm gonna quote you for steel and tell you you'll have to bend and flare 'em yourself. Tell me you need hoses if you're talking the rubber lines from the steel line to the caliper/axle/wheel cylinder. I've not found a counterman yet that doesn't think this way. I'm just trying to help y'all avoid confusion when ordering parts.
 
Dr.Jass said:
Just a bit of advice here, since we're talking brakes: using compression fittings to repair a rusted or broken brake line is not only a bad idea, it's illegal.

FYI, from a parts-guy standpoint: lines are steel, hoses are flexible. This goes for anything on the car, be it brakes, fuel, or heater/coolant. If you call me and ask for brake lines, I'm gonna quote you for steel and tell you you'll have to bend and flare 'em yourself. Tell me you need hoses if you're talking the rubber lines from the steel line to the caliper/axle/wheel cylinder. I've not found a counterman yet that doesn't think this way. I'm just trying to help y'all avoid confusion when ordering parts.
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Damn good advice Jass....I almost did the forbidden compression fittings on the wagon....I had bought the stuff but in my soul it just didn't seem right...I was later advised by my friends online that this is a big NO NO....:naughty:
 
I sold parts in a dealership for 14 years. I hear you. I think the same way. There's no way in hell I'm splicing steel brake lines. I've seen that disaster up close and in person.
I replaced the entire line from the junction to the cylinder.
 
what about pre-flared steel brake lines? good to go? I don't want to spend money on a double-flare tool.
 
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