Blown Brake Line,...No Surprise For Rust Belt Folks...

So I bought a GMC Sierra,..."05", Nice Truck, 4WD, Long Bed, 6.0 5 speed,..

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So then the Ram got really pissed and promptly blew a brake line,...

I figure I'll just crawl underneath, swap in a line, bleed some fluid thru and I'll be good to go,...er,...Stop I mean,...

The first thing I saw was the line had blown betwixt the fuel tank and the frame,...." Heavy Sigh"....

After consulting with the "Hadlyme Hillbillies/ Red Neck Truck Squad" the decicion was made,..."Off with It's Bed",...PB and WD40 mist filled the air,...Surprisingly no bolts broke,...

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Well for those who live in the "Rust Belt",.I prolly don't have to splain how the rest of the story goes,....but here goes,...The Rear brake line turned into the left rear line which turned into the left rear wheel cylinder which turned into the rear shoes...

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... which turned into a diff inspection which turned into a back half frame clean-up which turned into rear shocks,

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blah,blah, woof, woof,.....

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So far I'm in for a about 300 bucks, but I figure I'll get a couple more winters out of It, so, Its prolly worth It...

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