SVcummins

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On the tractor hauler propulsion unit . I have not done anything with the brakes in the five years and 60,000 miles we have owned it so I don?t feel to bad. Twisted one lug bolt off and had torch the stud and lug nut off an another one heated up another one with torch and it came off that?s when I knew this job was going to be a bugger Ended up replacing both front calipers and pads went to bleed the brakes and blew a rubber line on the front so I decided to go ahead and replace all the rubber lines on the truck well the rear steel lines wouldn?t come out of the rubber line that tees to the left and right side so ended up replacing both steel lines on the back as well
 

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I hope you used some kind of corrosion resistant brake lines to replace the steel lines. I bought a complete pre-bent and terminated 304 stainless steel brake line kit for my '96 F-250 when the first steel line failed. Replaced rubber lines, calipers, rear wheel cylinders, and master cylinder. SS brake lines were $300 from Classic Tubing in New York state. Did not replace brake shoes or pads, factory pads/shoes lasted 250,000 miles and truck only had around 300,000 miles. I'm pretty easy on brakes.

There's a copper/nickel tubing available also that resists corrosion too.
 

SV, did you go out and buy a slew of lottery tickets? That job may have saved you a half dozen on the road break-downs or even some crashes.
 
At least you weren't sitting on the side of a busy hwy in the dark trying to get the wheel off for a flat. Been there done that!
 
showcrop I was pretty upset about the whole deal.
But the more I think about it the more I?m glad that i
didn?t blow that brake hose going down a 15%
grade Loaded to 30,000 pounds . Or blow a tire and
can?t get the lug nuts off .
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DR. EVIL I?m not sure what the replacement lines are but if they?ll last another 20 years that will likely be the life of the truck
 
A little never seize on the studs will prevent that. And some spray grease or fluid film on the steel lines will keep them in good shape too.
 
Mike M I didn?t have any anti sieze but I did have some penetrating oil so I soaked it down good with that I need to get another bottle of anti sieze my nephew borrowed the truck and didn?t make sure the tool box lid was closed and lost the bottle I had . I tried fluid film once on the battery boxes on a tractor the next day it got really hot like 90 degrees and I couldn?t figure out what stunk so bad it then i remembered fluid film is made from sheep oil wow it stunk but it did finally quit so maybe If I put it on while the Weather Is cold it would cure or whatever it does before it gets hot
 
I've replaced quite a few rear brake lines. The ones I've seen blow by the fuel tank. Rear drums? We saw quite a few rear axle seals leak on those. Nice clean truck by the way. I used to be able to guess the year by the color. 99?
 
I had to replace a front caliper on my 2016 super duty with 101K last week, surprised me that it got stuck.
 

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