Questions about changing brake lines
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 8:17 am
Hi everybody
I bought a Turbo from 1990 with ABS some months ago and during the yearly inspection this week the brake lines was determined "not qualified" due to rusted pipes.
It is still allowed to drive on the road but as this is a safety issue I like to fix it rather soon!
The questions:
Do any of you have experience of changing the brake lines?
Is a change not to be trusted for a novice person?
I have tried to find the dimension for the pipe and I think it is 3/16", is that correct?
Is copper pipe the way to go or should I invest in stainless steel (does the brake fluid, DOT 4, corrode stainless)?
If the pipes are rusted and in bad condition, might there be more parts that are not visible that need to be changed or inspected at the same time as I do this?
And finally some extras!
The parking brake, it is not doing so much breaking
It can handle 8% of the cars weight according to the inspection.
What can be the fault and where do I fix it?
It is not the biggest issue of course but as I am about to crawl under the car I think its a good time to look at that too!
Kind regards
Anderz
I bought a Turbo from 1990 with ABS some months ago and during the yearly inspection this week the brake lines was determined "not qualified" due to rusted pipes.
It is still allowed to drive on the road but as this is a safety issue I like to fix it rather soon!
The questions:
Do any of you have experience of changing the brake lines?
Is a change not to be trusted for a novice person?
I have tried to find the dimension for the pipe and I think it is 3/16", is that correct?
Is copper pipe the way to go or should I invest in stainless steel (does the brake fluid, DOT 4, corrode stainless)?
If the pipes are rusted and in bad condition, might there be more parts that are not visible that need to be changed or inspected at the same time as I do this?
And finally some extras!
The parking brake, it is not doing so much breaking
It can handle 8% of the cars weight according to the inspection.
What can be the fault and where do I fix it?
It is not the biggest issue of course but as I am about to crawl under the car I think its a good time to look at that too!
Kind regards
Anderz