DAAAMMNN!! That was scary!!

NSTG8R · #1 08-19-2012, 01:45 PM

If it's not one thing, it's another on the car. I just got it back from the muffler shop ($600) with a manifold back, Magnaflow exhaust...sounds a little "ricy", but I don't mind. Found a back road to open it up a little and see how she's running....very nice! Had to hammer the brakes for an upcoming curve (90 deg), pedal goes to the floor!!!

Parking braking and drifting through it, THANK GOD no one was coming the other direction. Got it home and found the hard line on the left rear brake blew, looks like corrosion did it in. So I ordered all the brake lines, front, center and rear, and a set of SS lines to the calipers. Has anyone replaced 'all' of the brake lines before? It's looking like it's going to be an absolute nightmare.

smc · #2 08-19-2012, 02:33 PM

Good gawds, man! Just reading that made my heart jump! Im glad your alright

NSTG8R · #3 08-19-2012, 04:23 PM

Still pulling seat leather out of my a$$!
I imagine I'm going to have to pull the whole rear end out, and half the engine compartment to replace them, put I've kind of lost faith in the 20 year old "flight critical" [I build airplanes] equipment on this car. Glad it didn't happen on one of my "$hit, running late, haul a$$ to work days".

B 4 You · #4 08-19-2012, 06:07 PM

My rear brake lines recently bit the dust (not as bad as yours), but I was able to rerout the new lines around the gas tank. Took the shop only a little over an hour, and now they're totally accessible for and future repairs. Doesn't really help your whole issue, but it'll save those 6 hours to take the rear end apart!

NSTG8R · #5 08-19-2012, 07:46 PM

Yeah, I guess stuff like this is to be expected with a 20 yr. old car, especially in the midwest. I already ordered the lines, but what you did sounds like a good idea. And for any members that haven't taken a look under there for iffy looking components in awhile, I'd HIGHLY recommend it.

B 4 You · #6 08-19-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by NSTG8R

Yeah, I guess stuff like this is to be expected with a 20 yr. old car, especially in the midwest. I already ordered the lines, but what you did sounds like a good idea. And for any members that haven't taken a look under there for iffy looking components in awhile, I'd HIGHLY recommend it.

The lines are flexible aren't they? To an extent at least. The shop COVERED them in undercoat stuff too, just to make them even more secure. They debated doing it that way with my fuel lines, but they said it's not as smart with fuel to be exposed like that. They cut the brake lines as soon as they go into the back seat, and put all new ones all the way to the rubber ones to the calipers.

Marcus · #7 09-01-2012, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by NSTG8R

... Had to hammer the brakes for an upcoming curve (90 deg), pedal goes to the floor!!!

Parking braking and drifting through it, THANK GOD no one was coming the other direction...

That´s really damn scary to all of us, I guess! In theory this should never happen in modern cars equipped with a two circut braking system. Any ideas/feedback from your mechanic, why this safety feature did not do its job?

Marcus