<VV> Rusted Brake Lines - Was Hard Pedal, Poor Brakes

[Byron Comp]

My '97 Ford Explorer, which spent most of its life in Asheville, NC and now 
resides in sunny/hot FL, had a brake line rust through just behind the rear axle 
where it goes up and over the "punkin."  Making a repair in that area is only 
difficult in that there is little excess pipe to work with to get at with a 
flaring tool, and obviously not conducive at all to using a tool which requires 
taking the pipes to the bench.  I'm also proud, but not of my double-flare kit. 
;-()

Byron Comp
'65 Monza Vert
Gainesville, FL

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>From: Harry Yarnell hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
>Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:43:09 -0400
>To: corvairduval at cox.net, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> Hard Pedal, poor brakes.


>Frank brings up a good, but sad point.
>Here in the mid-atlantic region, rotten brake pipes from the '90s era, are 
>common.
>Not only are factory lines rusting out, replacement pipes arn't much
>better. 
>I've replaced the pipes on Carol's '93 Riviera TWICE! Now we don't park in
>a swamp, but that's ridiculous.

>On GM's, it's usually the area from behind the B piller.

>Harry Yarnell
>Perryman Garage and Orphanage
>hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Frank DuVal" <corvairduval at cox.net>
>>To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 8:34 AM
>>Subject: Re: <VV> Hard Pedal, poor brakes.


>>I use a Blue Point kit. But even with this kit the 3/16 inverting die is
>> easily broken. And also easily replaced by the Snap-On man.
>>
>> Now I need to buy a bubble flare kit...
>>
>> Who would have thought that cars from the 90's would start having rusted
>> out brake lines. They are still new cars to me... gggg
>>
>> Frank DuVal
>>
>>> jimster1 wrote:
>>>
>>>Regarding double flare kits, I'm about ready to undertake the installation
>>>of four wheel disks.  I suspect I'll be doing a bunch of flares.  What 
>>>tool
>>>can be recommended, I know there's good ones as well as junk.
>>>Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>I am proud of my double-flare kit.  :)
>>>