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Replace rusted brake lines.
Start Date: April 5, 2012
Odometer: 308,000 km
Total cost (excluding labour and lines): $109.64
I recently noticed that some of my brake lines had a significant amount of rust on them, and were even beginning to seep in at least one place. A brake line breach on the track could mean total loss of front or rear brakes, so I replaced all brake lines on the car with curponickel lines, a metal that is highly resistant to rust, and likely to last the lifetime of the car. While doing the lines, I also replaced the line fittings and rear caliper bleeder screws, which were seized to the calipers.
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The lines were weakened to the point of failure in several places, including near this difficult-to-access T-joint above the differential:
With enough repeated heating and cooling, the rear caliper bleeder screw finally came out:
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