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Post by Daddys Toy on Mar 30, 2008 18:48:05 GMT -5
Who's done it with what? My steel lines went to $hit. Went to Eastern, they have the standard brake line set for $80+, a stainless set for $120+ and a rubber replacement set for about $50+. My initial reaction was to go to stainless brake pipes, but the guy there said alot of people are going to the rubber set . Anyone done this yet with the rubber set up?
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Post by TOO EZ on Mar 30, 2008 19:01:53 GMT -5
I think Matey is the Brake man!
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Post by Bountyhunter on Mar 30, 2008 19:35:47 GMT -5
I think Barry went with stainless. Rubber will go bad as well , it will get weak and crack over time so stainless would be worth the extra and last the longest IMO .
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Post by phishman on Mar 30, 2008 21:13:56 GMT -5
Just remove all brake hardware and tow reaaaal slow ..........might be a good time to think about converting to disks too
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Post by matey on Mar 31, 2008 5:37:00 GMT -5
mike, i did stainleess. if you need a hand let me know. don't pull out the old one until you have the new one ready. you can use it to pull th enew one through. be glad to give you a hand one evening if you nedd it. just give me a call.
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Post by matey on Mar 31, 2008 5:37:49 GMT -5
stay away from the rubber. estimated useage is about 2 years and then doing it all over again.
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Post by joc on Mar 31, 2008 8:34:51 GMT -5
Have you looked at just making your own? I haven't bought this stuff in a long time, but I would think a roll of tubing, some fittings & flare tool would beat that price by half. Plus it will be custom fit, no extra splices or excess bends to use up extra line. The flare tool should be one that makes double flares specifically for brake lines. Just an idea.
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Post by matey on Mar 31, 2008 10:29:09 GMT -5
jerry, they sell so many different length lines already done i was able to get exactly what i needed with out any extra splices and no leftovers. i see your point but i can get all the parts needed at eastern and be done by the time most people get one or two flares done. besides we're talking daddy's toy here. he is only proficient in wi guitar hereo and pissing off his wife.
just kidding mike.
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Post by joc on Mar 31, 2008 11:01:47 GMT -5
Ok. I'm sure you are right. Just thought I'd throw it out there. I guess I'm just old school. Modern day techs are parts changers. When I was learning, if a starter, generator, wheel cylinder, or whatever malfunctioned, you fixed it instead of replacing it with a store bought replacement. And I trust my own work more than a minimum wage employee with a hangover on an assembly line. Like when Wes's autopilot pump failed the first year, they wanted over $700 for a replacement & would not sell me parts to fix it. I spent a couple evenings & had to hand fabricate some parts, but I spent less than five dollars & it's been working flawlessly for several years now. But sometimes it does just make sense to buy off the shelf.
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Post by matey on Mar 31, 2008 12:43:43 GMT -5
jerry i too am 'old school' but in this case it is tough to justify it. heck you might spend all day looking for stainless brake lines and fititngs when you could have gotten the job done in that amount of time with off the shelf pre made tubing. and i hear ya on the assembly line deal too.
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Post by sideburns on Mar 31, 2008 17:15:11 GMT -5
I just did my trailer front to back,got all the parts at eastern marine, measure what you have before you go, they have some reasonable line, I think its coated with aluminum,not as expensive as stainless but will last a few years,check your rubber flex lines that goes to your calipers or wheel cylinders a lot of time they are bad, also check the 3 way splitter,it might be frozen on the old lines
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Post by Daddys Toy on Mar 31, 2008 17:34:57 GMT -5
Phishman-I think I've been towing "brakeless" for a year now.  JOC-I'm not against bending and flaring, I was actually taught "old school" (got the bending and flaring tools int he garage  ) but as Matey pointed out, sometimes the extra money for the "ready to install" kit more than makes up for it with the time savings. Matey-looks like I'll be returning the rubber set for the stainless. Doesn't look "tooooooo" bad to do, worst should be fishing new pipes through the trailer frame but if I get stuck and panic, I'll let you know. p.s. Barry-MORE than proficient at Guitar Hero up to the "medium" level.  I think that pisses the wife off more than anything else right now. ;D |
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Post by Daddys Toy on Apr 5, 2008 18:45:30 GMT -5
Fishing new pipes through frame and actual install was a piece of cake. Removal of old and worn out crap found some new words in my vocabulary. Wheel cylinders were shot, bought a pair and as I pulled the drums off, half the rusted crap inside fell out. Back to Eastern tomorrow to exchange cylinders for backing plate assemblies. Wasn't ready for $250 in brakes but at least there is some piece of mind (hopefully tomorrow night) that it will stop as designed.
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Post by Bountyhunter on Apr 5, 2008 21:06:43 GMT -5
Chit you spend more on a reel then that & it never see's the water lol
Glad to see your getting her fixed and your ready to roll again soon.
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Post by Daddys Toy on Apr 6, 2008 8:37:48 GMT -5
oh. that hurt! but you might be right pep boys has the drums to get turned, picked up new mounting hardware and seals so i'll clean and repack bearings today while i'm bored. pep boys and weather will determine when i finish the installation. just about $300 to stop the trailer, a few $ away from my most expensive reel.  |
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) but as Matey pointed out, sometimes the extra money for the "ready to install" kit more than makes up for it with the time savings. 
I think that pisses the wife off more than anything else right now. ;D