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Re: [oletrucks] Brake lines

To: dbr@powerweb.net, oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Brake lines
From: Passnb4U@aol.com
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 11:05:12 EDT
In a message dated 9/1/00 7:48:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time, dbr@powerweb.net 
writes:

> 
>  I was driving my truck the other day and when I hit the brakes, stupid
>  driver in front of me, my truck dove to the left.  First question is what
>  causes that?  Second thing is that I took a look at my brake lines and 
found
>  that the front drivers side brake line is leaking.  I want to replace all
>  the brake lines and want to know how tough is it to bend up new lines, or 
is
>  there somewhere where I can buy prebent tubes?
>  
>  John "Rock" Rockefeller
>  1949 3100 "Eeyore"
>  


  I think you found a portion of your problem...if fluid is leaking, then it 
cannot apply the same pressure.  Other possible causes are bad wheelcylinder 
and misadjusted brake and a bad flex line.

Mike
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