rusted Steel brake pipes(lines) leaking need advice?
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doesnt have machine and tool, and the shop which have machine can work with aluminium or only copper brake lines nothing else, they have no other material or options unfortunately.
I found 1 company in europe, which can make stainless steel lines, but my car is 30years + old and left hand drive and they make for right hand drive cars only i emailed them, hopefully if they can make for my old rusty bucket stainless steel + teflon coating brake lines they will last at least 10 years hopefully.
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#20
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Post a picture of your rusted lines.
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#22
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The break on those is near the rear right wheel, you can patch it with a 8 inch section or so. I've done dozens of cars like that....
Its extremely simple to form new brake lines for an application like that, no weird routing or difficult access.
Its extremely simple to form new brake lines for an application like that, no weird routing or difficult access.
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brakes, brake disks,brake shields was also eaten by the rust and many other parts most of the things are replaced ,for example radiators for ac and water was replaced at least 2 times due to the rust, one of them was aluminium and also eaten from the sever corrosion...
In order, brake lines fully to be replaced mechanics told me engine need to drop off, also car have lpg installation - which is liquid gas and also brake master needs probably to be removed... in order to provide access.... and these bolts are 30 + years old. some of them can snap... and the rear brake lines are very very long...
#24
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Then they are incompetent. Plain and simple. I could do line replacement on your car in a parking lot it's so easy.....
Brake lines have to be some sort of steel IMO, it's not a good idea to use a softer metal.
Brake lines have to be some sort of steel IMO, it's not a good idea to use a softer metal.
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and i will need to write off the car if i dont find such material steel or stainless steel.
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#27
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As i mentioned somewhere,
Original brake lines are no longer in production car is more than 30 years old, no longer in production , these parts brake lines was offered only as genuine no aftermarket option and they are sadly long time ago discontinued and no where to be found so i rely to people who can produce them, scrap yard long time ago put these cars for recycling so not much luck there as well..
Specially for this part.
my only hope is the stainless steel, producers to be able to make some product from abroad for my rusty bucket, otherwise its a write off,and i am still waiting for parts for my hail damaged Lexus...
may be in the end of the summer or autumn i will be able to drive it...
Original brake lines are no longer in production car is more than 30 years old, no longer in production , these parts brake lines was offered only as genuine no aftermarket option and they are sadly long time ago discontinued and no where to be found so i rely to people who can produce them, scrap yard long time ago put these cars for recycling so not much luck there as well..
Specially for this part.
my only hope is the stainless steel, producers to be able to make some product from abroad for my rusty bucket, otherwise its a write off,and i am still waiting for parts for my hail damaged Lexus...
may be in the end of the summer or autumn i will be able to drive it...
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#29
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What year and type of car? I'm severely temped to form a set of lines and ship them to you lol!
It's really not hard to do. Surely there has to be someone around you who knows how to form brake lines?
It's really not hard to do. Surely there has to be someone around you who knows how to form brake lines?
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