I had a leak or two a few years ago and replaced all of the hard lines in
the system based on how bad things looked.
-- -- David 94 4x4 318 5spd Lifted on 33's.On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 9:34 PM, <knox.james@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > > Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 09:34:38 -0500 > > Subject: Re: FW: DML: Gen 2 Brake Line Failure > > From: cletusjones@gmail.com > > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > > > > > > Glad to hear you got it taken care of Jim! That's the bad thing about > > driving an older vehicle. > > > > You may want to visually inspect the rest of your lines just to be safe. > I > > found major corrosion throughout my brake lines that I would've missed > just > > taking a quick look. Some of the lines crumbled in my hands - and I had > > been daily driving the car in heavy traffic. > > On Jun 2, 2013 1:19 AM, <knox.james@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > > >> > >> ---------------------------------------- > >>> From: knox.james@sympatico.ca > >>> To: jon@dakota-truck.net; dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > >>> Subject: DML: Gen 2 Brake Line Failure > >>> Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 19:31:41 -0400 > >>> > >>> > >>> Heads up to Gen 2 DMLers . The drivers side front steel line shrouded > >> with vibration coil spring rusted thru on my 91 4x4 Dak . moisture > between > >> coil spring and line . This brake line runs from LH front caliper flex > line > >> , over frame to 3 port line manifold on frame . Had to drop skid plate > for > >> access 9mm wrench rusted fittings . Bent new steel line, 3/8 wrench > >> fittings and installed . Cut old line and drove 9mm socket over > fittings to > >> remove them . Truck now serviceable . > >>> > >>> Jim ; 91 Dak Spt 4x4 318LA > >>> > >> > >> Thanks Josh > > Jim ; 91 Dak >
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