Beware of rusted brake lines

[raceear]

/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Beware of later models broncos had a very scary thing happen to my wife and son. While coming to a red light during braking she lost all stopping ablility,finally stopping with the E-brake, after towing it home checking the problem was one of the front brake lines. So I started checking thre rest of the lines as I started to touch them they all started to desintagrate. I pulled every brake line in truck today to have new ones made up and we are talking about a 1996 truck "they sure don't build them like they use to" I had a 25 year old bronco that never had that problem has anybody else had this problem, is caused by the electric for the ABS motor or have lost some kind of a ground missing to the ABS? :huh:

 

[Yardape]

That just happened to me on a recent wheeling trip. I got pulled out of a brutal mud hole and all of a sudden no brakes. Just crimped the brake line off and continued with the trip. Broke off right at the big square part that mounts to the caliper. The other one is ready to go now too, Good thing it happened in the bush and not on the road though.

 

[Big Country]

that is crazy! Thanks for the tip. can't say I have had that problem.

 

[Ski]

That happened to me as well. I hadto go to a junk yard and get a brake line. Seems, the one I needed no one sells, not even Ford. I will have to get the rest fabricated. But alot of rust and disentegration on them. Mine is a 96 as well, that was well maintained and a one owner. I also noticed my power steering lines corroding very bad. Might want to check them out.

 

[Bully Bob]

After 40 yrs., .....I had a "rub-thru" on mine. (line to rear)

It happened above the skid plate where it's not visible.

Easy fix but something else to watch for.

 

[Broncobeginner123]

It happened to me about 2 months ago, just driving along went to brake and pop, peddle went to the floor and truck wasnt stopping.

 

[rebelyelltex]

im definately going to be checking my brake lines now..

 

[miesk5]

thanks!

As soon as we took the 96 home, new in May 96; I got out the Rust Bullet and sprayed the lines, fittings,etc. as well as a coating in rear fender lips, etc., tailgate,.... ; same for oil pan and radiator core supports. The passenger side is a nice rect. trap for water and rust

 

[1982 bronco lifter]

samehere i started to tow my 82 bronco home when i first bought it and brake line poped plus the truck was sitting for 10 years and had no E- brake so we got a tow bar and took her home

 

[mbtech2003]

my 95 now has all new brake lines. all of them rusted at the last bend right before the rubber lines :-&

i hate brake lines...... then of course the caliper bleeder was frozen. another nightmare..