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[HiProfile]

There, I fixed it!



Actually this is just so it doesn't keep dripping while I wait for parts. Fucking salty winters ruin everything. The best part is the spare car needs new front brake pads, and I didn't have the torx T50 bit GM uses to hold their calipers on...fun week so far.

[danz]

I got a few T50s you can have one if theres any off brands lying around

[rawr]

Start bombing your under chassis with wd40 or rub medium weight grease all over everything in the winter

[turbohf]

Start bombing your under chassis with wd40 or rub medium weight grease all over everything in the winter

leave a couple oil pan bolts loose 

[HiProfile]

I'll be selling this shell before next summer, so it's not a big deal. But shit, seeing those brake lines like that really got me counting my lucky stars. I've done some pretty hard stops lately with the H23A in there, and I might not be here if it failed a few dozen miles sooner.

[danz]

You just going to bend some DIY lines?  Re-use the fittings off the OE lines?  I can never find M10x1 brake line fittings, and im even in Canuckanada

[HiProfile]

The wonders of ebay made that easy, I got a 10pk for $5 or something. Or maybe it was Amazon.

I'll be doing some DIY lines. I ordered 2 stainless Swagelok compression unions for a quick & dirty fix (cheap ala ebay), then decided to replace both lines. I bought some inverted flare couplers & a flaring tool from Amazon and I already have a bunch of the 3/16" copper-nickel brake line that bends & flares like a dream. It's not much more than steel, but still as strong and fatigue/vibration-resistant.

I might have to repair some other lines on this & another car, so it's not that big of a deal. It certainly would have come in handy a few times in the past.


The icing on the cake to this weekend of brake repair is my GF's car also has brake issues. I decided to put on new rotors/pads on her Lumina, and the last idiot to work on them stripped the threads on a caliper bracket. The only reason it stayed on there was because of the rust. Ironic, isn't it?

[HiProfile]

I'll also be replacing the fuel supply tube soon. I plan on replacing just the lower sections with steel & short sections of 100psi rubber hose. I plan to put bubble flares on the ends so the hoses can't slip off.

[danz]

Amazon has some sweet deals on tools eh? 

[HiProfile]

The parts are harder to find because of their sorting, but the tools are easy enough to find. I usually buy tools based on review, and even then just the cheaper junk. Your only problem may be the "Canadian tax" (shipping), as always.

[HiProfile]

As expected, the slightest disturbance of the fuel line lead to a slow fuel leak. The flaring tool is also late, and of course the "rental" tool is junk. I'll just get some tubing and clamp it together. If anything the pitting will help keep it from slipping.

I think I might just plug the rear lines right at the prop valve for this weekend so I can make it to the car show, then to a proper repair next week. I wanted to get the K20 IM on this week, which obviously moved to the back burner. Isn't your birthday week supposed to be fun??