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I have a '96 Maxima. Whoever had it before me seriously screwed up the brakes.
I've already replaced all the rotors, calipers and pads. Had to flush the lines, the old brake fluid looked like rust water.
The baffle / backing plate on the rear wheels are shot. One is rusted and crumbling. The others has crumbled away. The rear pads were so f'ed up. One was crumbling, the other had no pad left at all.
This thing seriously looks like it was in a junkyard. Not being driven daily.
I have to replace the driver's side brake hose. Flare nut stripped out. Yippie f'ing do. So now I have to replace that POS.
The thing that throws me is "bend it by hand."
"...has the strength and structural integrity of steel lines but with the added benefit of being corrosion resistant.Meets SAE Standard J1047 and ISO 4038; meeting all international and U.S. requirements for brake tubing."
I'm not racing this car. Not doing anything grand, but it is my brake line. I'm sure I can put a f'ing bendy straw and it would work better than what was.
I'm just very frustrated. Brakes shouldn't take this long to do. But I keep running into "something else." I'm half tempted to just get a new master cylinder. Or set the whole thing on fire.
Nickle copper alloy is a joy to work with. You'll still want a bender for tighter bends. It will still kink if you go crazy with it. The rear calipers are a bad design. They seize up regularly. Also check the parking brake cables as they corrode and get stuck as well.
Nickle copper alloy is a joy to work with. You'll still want a bender for tighter bends. It will still kink if you go crazy with it. The rear calipers are a bad design. They seize up regularly. Also check the parking brake cables as they corrode and get stuck as well.
Thanks for the info. I'm going to pick up the line tomorrow and a bending tool. I'm dreading replacing it. I need Figure out how to remove the old line from the master cylinder and reconnect the new one with minimal fluid loss. That reservoir is so small!
As far as parking brake, I've never screwed with PBs before. While I had both rear tires off, I engaged the PB, it clamped on both wheels, and released when I disengaged it.
I put brake grease on the rubber boot on both sides of the PB line. The looked fine. No tears or rips, I only added it to make sure it doesn't get dried out. Other than that, I don't know what else to do.
