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Vent: Brake line burst on a mountain pass and I almost went over
I was coming down from Loveland Pass in Colorado last month, about halfway through a 12 mile descent. Hit the brakes for a tight hairpin and my pedal went straight to the floor. No warning, no squishy feeling before, just nothing. I managed to downshift and use the engine brake while pumping like crazy, barely made the turn. Got to the bottom and found a rusted spot on the rubber line where it was rubbing against the strut. Replaced all four lines with stainless braided ones that weekend. Cost me $140 total but worth every penny. Anyone else had a line fail without any signs beforehand?
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lane.joel4d ago
Wait, did you check the other rubber sections too? I had a similar scare on my old truck where one line looked fine but the other three were corroded under the outer layer where you couldn't see it.
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willow6721d ago
Wait, did you check the other rubber sections too?" Yeah, I found the other three had that same hidden rust after I started pulling them off. Guess my car wanted to test my emergency braking skills before I became a hood ornament.
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