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Stainless steel brake lines - update for readers
Posted by swedespeed7 (more from swedespeed7) on Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:26:02
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Finally got the stainless steel brake lines on my Aero on Friday. Took it to a farm equipment/heavy duty truck shop where they specialize in hydraulic repairs. It took them a total of 6 hours to do it, but they did a wonderful job. They had to fabricate a new hard lines for the passenger rear and the brake bleeder screw on the pass-front got stuck, so had to get it out and put a new one in. Re-flared a few of the hard line fittings, but not all (used an oxy torch for the ones that didn't need replacing).
Anyway, brakes are obviously no laughing matter, so I wanted it done right. My old rubber brake lines were starting to look suspicious and were cracking in various places. I encourage all of you to take a look at your lines and give them some attention if needed. I'd rather address the problems now than have a brake line fail while I'm driving.
As for the stainless lines, they do increase pedal firmness slightly, but really not enough to notice (I forgot about it after about 10 mins of driving). Car seems to stop quicker with less pedal pressure, which I personally like. Ever driven any American made car with an autobox? Now those brake pedals are "squishy" in my opinion.
Money well spent. Thanks to everyone on the board who helped me out!
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