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98 TJ Brake Lines....
Hi,
I need to replace my brake lines on my 98 TJ due to heavy rust. Has anyone done this? Not sure if the nuts on the valve below the master cylinder are metric or sae. I'd like to get this done without hitching a ride to the parts store to match up brake line nuts or hunt for adapters. Thanks. |
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98 TJ Brake Lines....
I can't imagine the rust you must have to require replacement of the brake
pipes. "Tim" > wrote in message ... > Hi, > I need to replace my brake lines on my 98 TJ due to heavy rust. Has anyone > done this? Not sure if the nuts on the valve below the master cylinder are > metric or sae. I'd like to get this done without hitching a ride to the > parts store to match up brake line nuts or hunt for adapters. Thanks. > |
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98 TJ Brake Lines....
>I can't imagine the rust you must have to require replacement of the brake
>pipes. They are unbelievably bad. Very heavy road salt here in New York. Not just surface rust, these things are flaking and very pitted along most of their lengths. The line to the rear actually broke already. I was in a bind and out of town and had to pay a shop. I didn't think at that time to ask if the fittings were metric or SAE. I'll guess I'll just have to remove them and bring them to the parts store to size them up. I hate starting a job like that without having the parts in hand though. |
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98 TJ Brake Lines....
When I got my CJ7 it was just over 10 years old and the rust on the body
alone was terminal, let alone the brake lines. There was no metal structure left at all to repair to. It already had new body skins, but there was literally no metal left under it, only fiberglass and tar. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) Jeff Strickland wrote: > I can't imagine the rust you must have to require replacement of the > brake pipes. > > > > > "Tim" > wrote in message > ... >> Hi, >> I need to replace my brake lines on my 98 TJ due to heavy rust. Has >> anyone done this? Not sure if the nuts on the valve below the master >> cylinder are metric or sae. I'd like to get this done without hitching >> a ride to the parts store to match up brake line nuts or hunt for >> adapters. Thanks. >> > |
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98 TJ Brake Lines....
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> I can't imagine the rust you must have to require replacement of the > brake pipes. I need to replace both fenders and the amount of rust underneath is incredible. The gas tank skid plate has large holes in it! -Scott, original '97 TJ (12-20-1996) |
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98 TJ Brake Lines....
"Scott in Baltimore" > wrote in message ... > Jeff Strickland wrote: >> I can't imagine the rust you must have to require replacement of the >> brake pipes. > > I need to replace both fenders and the amount of rust underneath is > incredible. > The gas tank skid plate has large holes in it! > I've got plenty of rust on my '81 CJ5, but the brake lines are solid. Here in sunny Southern California, I guess I'm protected from the problems the rest of you guys have to deal with. |
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98 TJ Brake Lines....
"Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
news:fV_3i.4822$qp5.1572@trnddc03... > > "Scott in Baltimore" > wrote in message > ... > > Jeff Strickland wrote: > >> I can't imagine the rust you must have to require replacement of the > >> brake pipes. > > > > I need to replace both fenders and the amount of rust underneath is > > incredible. > > The gas tank skid plate has large holes in it! > > > > > I've got plenty of rust on my '81 CJ5, but the brake lines are solid. Here > in sunny Southern California, I guess I'm protected from the problems the > rest of you guys have to deal with. > > In Massachusetts they used to put calcium chloride on the roads. Now they use more "environmentally friendly" stuff like sodium chloride or magnesium chloride. I have seen them put it on so thick that even the tree hugger friendly stuff would kill all roadside vegetation. Here in Silverton we can't even afford sand so we drive on packed snow. Anyway, in Massachusetts where I grew up fifteen years is all you could expect from a set of brake lines, and God help you if you thought the fittings would just unscrew with a wrench. Cheers, Earle |
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