Posts Tagged: rusted brake lines
Fix a rusted brake line — 3 repair options
Learn the 3 options to fix a rusted brake line Over time, steel brakes lines rust and leak. There are only 3 ways to fix a rusted brake line and there are pros and cons to each approach. 1) Buy a set of pre-bend brake lines (if they’re available for your vehicle) and install them in place of the rusted line, or 2) Buy a coil of copper/nickel brake line or long lengths of steel line and run new lines from the master cylinder to the brake, or 3) Splice … Read More
Replace rusted brake lines
Get pre-bent brake lines for Silverado, Sierra, Suburban, Avalanche We’re seeing a pretty large increase in rusted brake lines. If you have rusted brake lines, you can be looking at a pretty sizable repair bill. Dealers usually don’t carry replacement brake lines for older vehicles. So many shops buy replacement brake line in coils and replaces the rusted brake lines by bending new ones, so you pay straight time labor and that can add up fast. But you can buy pre-formed brake line kits online. They’re bent to factory specs, have … Read More