69 Dart 4 door cruiser
Brake hoses.
I have heard that they can collapse inside and block flow but until now, I have not experienced it.
I disconnected the steel line from the hose and pressed the brake pedal. Brake fluid shot out just fine!
Since the hard line seemed fine, I grabbed four hoses from the shelf.
I ran compressed air through them, or I tried to. Three were totally blocked, one barely passed any air through. Lucky for me, I did have one good one. These were all from cars that I parted out over the years.
The brass fittings on the ends of each hose were all fine. It was the hoses themselves that were bad. It may be futile but I’ll soak them in Evaporust.
I tried to blow air through the hose that was on the car and yes, it was plugged solid. I tried to run thin bailing wire through the hoses but the wire only went in each end about 1 and 1/2”. Now I can bleed out the rear brakes and have skids at all four.
Brake hoses.
I have heard that they can collapse inside and block flow but until now, I have not experienced it.
I disconnected the steel line from the hose and pressed the brake pedal. Brake fluid shot out just fine!
Since the hard line seemed fine, I grabbed four hoses from the shelf.
I ran compressed air through them, or I tried to. Three were totally blocked, one barely passed any air through. Lucky for me, I did have one good one. These were all from cars that I parted out over the years.
The brass fittings on the ends of each hose were all fine. It was the hoses themselves that were bad. It may be futile but I’ll soak them in Evaporust.
I tried to blow air through the hose that was on the car and yes, it was plugged solid. I tried to run thin bailing wire through the hoses but the wire only went in each end about 1 and 1/2”. Now I can bleed out the rear brakes and have skids at all four.