Blew up a brake line while driving today, I feel the need to complain

roger_smith · 09-11-2014, 11:46 PM

Van's fixed. it turned into a bigger job when the bleeder valve sheered off in the wheel cylinder. So, I got to do a brake line AND wheel cylinder...

Adorapuff · 09-11-2014, 11:50 PM

(09-11-2014, 11:46 PM)roger_smith Wrote: Van's fixed. it turned into a bigger job when the bleeder valve sheered off in the wheel cylinder. So, I got to do a brake line AND wheel cylinder...

Damn, that must have hit the pocket, but congrats on getting it all fixed.

roger_smith · 09-11-2014, 11:55 PM

(09-11-2014, 11:50 PM)Adorapuff Wrote: Damn, that must have hit the pocket, but congrats on getting it all fixed.

Total in parts ran me about $51 including the wheel cylinder. I did buy a $30 set of flare nut wrenches, but I've been wanting some for a long time anyway, and obviously they'll serve a future purpose. I also still have half a reel of brake line left (I used about $25 worth of brake line, the reel was $50, so if you count the whole real, I'm about $76 into it).

It would have probably ran me 200+ at a shop, granted they would have done a better, more "professional" job than I, but if what I did works, i'll take it.