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Re: HELP! 1900 miles into road trip: RUPTURED BRAKE LINE!
Posted by chrisx (more from chrisx) on Fri, 8 Aug 2003 23:12:05
In Reply to: HELP! 1900 miles into road trip: RUPTURED BRAKE LINE!, Randy Thatcher [Profile/Gallery]
, Fri, 8 Aug 2003 22:43:23
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ouch.
you need to determine exactly where it is leaking. and how fast. in moab someone may actually be able to cut and flare and patch, or if a rubber line hit with a barb fitting and clamps. it is a farm repair. hard to know if metric and US would be close enough pipe size to match. seal is on the flare though, not the pipe so it may work, or at least stop a rupture even if it drips. how much fluid are you losing? could it be a fitting is loose? it could be the rubber hose as well? or maybe you have ss lines, i don't recall ur mods. lot of hills into LA to drive on bad brakes. if it has abs maybe you could survive by removing power to abs pump? maybe clean and wrap line with "epoxy steel" would work with abs disconnected to slow seepage? primarily front and prk brake only if an emergency? carry lots of spare fluid. and arrive in la at 3 am to avoid traffic. that is a tough weekend road repair. maybe a firestone et al dealer in town? sears, napa will be open. buy close sized brake tubing and a flare tool and reuse the nuts?
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Posts in this Thread:
- HELP! 1900 miles into road trip: RUPTURED BRAKE LINE!, Randy Thatcher , Fri, 8 Aug 2003 22:43:23
- Update! A few hundred miles down the road..., Randy Thatcher , Sat, 9 Aug 2003 20:32:22
- Randy, give me a call on Monday morning., SWEDECAR , Sat, 9 Aug 2003 15:37:45
- ViceGrips to pinch off the line .. and drive, Trev, Sat, 9 Aug 2003 08:10:08
- Look on Home Page, see if any Mechanics are listed in, vsfoxe , Sat, 9 Aug 2003 06:59:37
- Re: HELP! 1900 miles into road trip: RUPTURED BRAKE LINE!, DougM , Sat, 9 Aug 2003 02:55:27
- Re: HELP! 1900 miles into road trip: RUPTURED BRAKE LINE!, MS, Sat, 9 Aug 2003 01:13:35
- Re: HELP! 1900 miles into road trip: RUPTURED BRAKE LINE!, chrisx, Fri, 8 Aug 2003 23:12:05 <-- Viewing This Message
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