...what a mess, trip , ordeal, etc.
Long story:
I was finishing the brakes Saturday night. Swapped the calipers, pads, and one hub (the reason i am finishing on Saturday). I put the wheels back on, took the jack stands out, and i am about to test drive the thing. All of a sudden the pedal goes to the floor and i can a spraying sound.
Then, i check the front calipers and i thought i found the leak, a loose banjo bolt. At the is point it is raining and really late so i decide to wait and bleed the brakes on Sunday.
On Sunday we tried to bleed the brakes (two man method) and then i see it the busted brake line spraying at the rear axle. Spent the next six hours replacing the line from center of the car to the right rear wheel, the line runs from the master cylinder.
Pretty proud of my bends but the flares, not so much. flaring on the car sucks. Also, without instructions and the internet i think i did ok. I practiced on line before i started and that showed me how tight the block has to be. Unfortunately, i found out later that there is a gauge that tells you how much line to have to flare. All of my flares filled the block just fine.
Basically, that sucked and i had to use two lines to get it done. the line over the axle looks fine the second line i am not too happy. Also, the whole time i am thinking i hope i dont have to drop the axle (too extreme) or a second lin fails after all that.
Car is running again.
Short story:
Brake line failed took me six hours, two lines, and learned how to flare on the fly. All sucked except the bending. Overall, bleed the brakes three times throughout the whole ordeal and the car is running. The only upside is i got to hang out with son all day.
/rant
Long story:
I was finishing the brakes Saturday night. Swapped the calipers, pads, and one hub (the reason i am finishing on Saturday). I put the wheels back on, took the jack stands out, and i am about to test drive the thing. All of a sudden the pedal goes to the floor and i can a spraying sound.
Then, i check the front calipers and i thought i found the leak, a loose banjo bolt. At the is point it is raining and really late so i decide to wait and bleed the brakes on Sunday.
On Sunday we tried to bleed the brakes (two man method) and then i see it the busted brake line spraying at the rear axle. Spent the next six hours replacing the line from center of the car to the right rear wheel, the line runs from the master cylinder.
Pretty proud of my bends but the flares, not so much. flaring on the car sucks. Also, without instructions and the internet i think i did ok. I practiced on line before i started and that showed me how tight the block has to be. Unfortunately, i found out later that there is a gauge that tells you how much line to have to flare. All of my flares filled the block just fine.
Basically, that sucked and i had to use two lines to get it done. the line over the axle looks fine the second line i am not too happy. Also, the whole time i am thinking i hope i dont have to drop the axle (too extreme) or a second lin fails after all that.
Car is running again.
Short story:
Brake line failed took me six hours, two lines, and learned how to flare on the fly. All sucked except the bending. Overall, bleed the brakes three times throughout the whole ordeal and the car is running. The only upside is i got to hang out with son all day.
/rant