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update : i took the flexible hose back off , peered in both holes . drivers side looks like it was not drilled through all the way . can i just drill this out ? looks like it would meet with the other shaft to the passenger side . anybody know if this is how it should be ?

I just replaced the front to rear brake line and the flexible hose with the right stuff parts but got them through jegs . the rear axle hard lines are both new that i bent myself . right now i am waiting on a wheel cylinder thats on its way because i broke the bleeder on the old one . now the...

thanks , they are flat machined on the end . i will get the hard boots . thank you .

thats the back up plan , but when i did the fronts , both brake lines broke trying to get them off and stripped two of the wheel cylinder bolts as well . ( even after soaking everything in pb blaster once a day for about four days ) since the back is even rustier than the fronts , i was gonna...

1972 dart . 10" brakes . i am looking at buying wheel cylinder rebuild kits for the rear wheel cylinders , but i see selections for w/ hard boot or w/ soft boot . anyone know how to tell which one to use , or if it matters ? mine are original so if they used to be soft they are not anymore ...

thanks , much appreciated

do you happen to remember if they were usa made or not ? just wondering . thanks

i rebuilt the originals recently , but just snapped off a bleeder valve . so , i think i might need to get new ones . daily driver , but i want quality , not junk . any ideas ? i was looking at classic industries . looks like they might be good . anybody use them before ? thanks

update : so far so good did a 20 or so mile trip yesterday was fine until half way after i stopped for 10 minutes somewhere . then brakes were shaking a bit up front . after i got home and 1 hour cooldown , i backed off the fronts a little and drove today for about 14 miles with no problems ...

ok cool , try these. when you say rough paper for the drum , how rough ? 80 grit ? , 120 ?

actually , the pulling pretty much stopped since i adjusted the fronts and backed off the rears . before that i am not sure . with the car going straight , not holding the steering wheel , i would hit the brakes , and the car and steering wheel would swing to the right . now very extremely...

not sure exactly what you mean by any blue on it . would it be obvious ? it looks ok to me , can't tell if there is blue , very little if any at all . it might just be the reflection of the gray of the drum , maybe these pics will help . surface is smooth , no gouges / bad grooves / or ridges ...

ok thanks , i pumped the brakes a bit then held them down , then quickly ran back there and they were released . i will try again later , when my helper gets here , to be sure .

thanks , i will try that . do i need a helper for this test ? , or just jump out and quickly check them after braking ? also , would it matter to test them warmed up or cold ?

hi , need help or ideas with a brake issue i am having . trying to get the valiant road / trip worthy for Carlisle on friday morning . which is about a 2 1/2 hours one way . i got a bunch of other stuff done , this is the last thing ( i hope ) . 3 days left . what has happened so far is i was...