It's the plastic on the brake lines that you need to remove. And yes, you
need to take it off the entire length of the car. The metal corrodes
underneath until only the plastic is holding the fluid in, until one day
when you hit the brakes and the plastic explodes...
Alan had that happen in Cedric, on a downhill slope. Not much fun, and even
worse because of the abuse from the drivers around him when he "ran a stop
sign". He managed to pull up, but it could have been a disaster.
In the Rallye catalog from 1983, they mention a court case in which a driver
& passenger died, and Nissan were found liable for their deaths because of
the coating on the brake lines. I haven't researched this further, but
having personal experience in our family of it happening once leads me to
believe we aren't an isolated case.
Do it now. And if the metal underneath looks at all dodgy, replace the
lines. Probably a few hundred $$ not in the budget, but your family will
thank you for it when you come back from your next drive alive.
Ruth
*stepping off her soapbox now*
----- Original Message -----
From: "steve car" <steve_car@hotmail.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 2:34 PM
Subject: Brake and fuel line rubber removal
> Someone told me you should remove the rubber off the front brake lines
> because moisture could get trapped under it. That makes sense, but
> shouldn't I remove all the rubber end-to-end?
> There is rubber on the part that goes from front to back and on the rear
> brake lines. It looks like it would provide some protection. So, which is
> best? Also, the fuel lines have rubber on them along in areas where they
> go through frame holes. Wouldn't the same logic apply to them?
> Thank you,
> Steve
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