The flex brake lines

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[olylawnboy]

I started thinking about the rest of my brake system today and ordered a rebuilt master cylinder from NAPA. Not a bad price @ $38. with a $11. core. I still have found no rebuild kit and that just boggles me. Anyway I'm replacing the master cylinder as a preventive measure and thought that I should also do the same with the flexible lines to the wheels as they are made of rubber and are old too.
I did not find these lines at Bus Depot and NAPA wants $60. for them. Anyone know some one who has them cheaper?
Now when done with this project I will have replaced almost the whole brake system. The only thing left would be the metal brake lines. Bus Depot has a OEM set for $30. So what do you guys think? Is it worth the price and work to replace the metal lines? Even at 40 years old what would be the chances of the old lines failing? Or would you be apt to screw up the fitings when installing the new master and flex lines to the old hard lines? Any thoughts on this are

[GostaBerling]

Metal lines all depend on where you live and how much corrosion is on the underside of your bus. The metal lines on Willoughby look brand new, but I think they may have been replaced sometime in the past and he hails from So Cal. I used to live in Missouri and drove a 70 Plymouth Valiant. At the time it was 26 years old and I blew 3 metal lines in a day and a half. Every time after I fixed one I'd go to test it another one would break. Didn't even make it out of the driveway.

So, if it all looks good from the outside I would not bother with it. But with that said, the brake fluid breaks down over time and releases water over, so it can corrode from the inside out. I would look at the lines closely and then make the decision.

You shouldn't bugger any of them up if you are careful, it also helps to have the correct flare nut wrenches.

[landboat]

Hey Oly yea those flex hoses where a real pain for me, reason being i pretty much re hauled my entire braking system and was still experiencing braking issues, came to find that the hoses all though looked to be in very good condition they began breaking down on the inside an the holes were a little bigger than a pin hole not allowing the fluid to pass properly. Any who my grandfather always told me start with the simple or cheap things first. well after changing the master, calipers, lines ,rotors, pads ,cylinders ,drums all i needed to do was change those hoses...

[GostaBerling]

www.bus-boys.com


211-611-703  Front Hose 452mm, Bus/Pickup 68-70 $20.90 each
211-611-775B  Rear Hose 270mm, Right Side, Bus 68-79 $12.85
211-611-775C  Rear Hose 280mm, Left Side, Bus 68-79 $15.10

[rastafoo]

Put my front rubber lines in last sat. Shoes too. All rear and passenger side lines were clogged - a tiff bit of pumping popped em loose. I have all brakes working now..........Brian and I set up the 4-water-bottle-1/2 filled-with-brake fluid-and-hoses-attached-to-the-bleeder-nipples and bled the air out. I can stop now! In a straight line without swerving violently to the left! Got my new 195R14C tires on too, I'll get pics up of them soon. It's like nite and day...

The rubber came from busdepot and the wet spot at the rubber hose and the chassis side brake line is wd40 i used to loosen up the nut - that's a dicey operation, I thought I had stripped it for a second, but it came loose.

The front calipers are new/reworked from napa online. ($40 @ if I remember right)

[GostaBerling]

good job Rasta.