Hi Allen,
Could be mine. Proceed as follows:
Get a piece of small dia steel cable. Bicycle brake cable will due. Chuck
it in a variable speed drill and SLOWLY try to work it through the line.
(Take the line out
of the car.) Just like snaking a drain. Once it is through, clamp one end of
the cable securely, hold on to the other end and run the brake line back and
forth to scrub out as much as possible. Fill the line with carb cleaner and
let is soak for a good while. Then blow it out thoroughly with compressed
air. No guarantees but it's worth a try.
If it is rust, I suggest that you make/buy a replacement for it. Once it
has started rusting, nothing is going to keep it from continuing. If it is
just gunked up, it should work OK. BTW, if you decide to make your own line,
make sure that you use a double flare. Do NOT use a single flare. Double
flare tools are available from any good tool supplier.
Best regards,
Fred Schroeder
Denison, TX
SRL311-13359
TDROC
Reg e-mail sitsinwest@texoma.net
Home page http://home.texoma.net/~sitsinwest
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allen Blackmon" <orangedawg@hotmail.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 11:53 AM
Subject: Brake line cleaning
> To List,
>
> A bit ago someone had posted a response on cleaning out brake lines. I'm
> pulling my lines and I wish to clean them so I'd like to know how I do it.
> Also, anyone ever use steel braided lines? How about steel braided lines
in
> place of the "rubber" lines that go to clutch slave cylinder?
>
> Allen
> 1970 2000, engine out, getting ready for paint, etc.
>
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