call it intuition but i was leaving a parking lot and decided to pump my brakes a few times.. all of a sudden all the pressure dropped out of the line and the pedal hit the floor..


now that i am yearning for OEM, all i can say is check your lines and know your installers.. no boby cares for your car like you do... cept another max freak


peace

 

this is one reason I'm hesitant to get SS lines.

how old were the lines?

 

I guess a little give is good when dealing with hydraulic lines.

 

how did you get home ?

braided brake lines have rubber inside right ?
the braid just prevents the rubber from expanding from the increase
pressure?

 

Thank god nothing like that ever happened to my ss brake lines!

 

I blew one of mine out cause the stillen sway bar bracket had interference. Lame design on Stillen's part, they should've forseen that potential problem.

 

the lines were only a year old but installed in a way that they were rubbing against the fenderwell... enough friction and pop all over the control arm and wheel.

did the ride of shame home... on the tow truck..

 

Gotta watch out for stuff liek that. You're lucky it happened in a parking lot (and smart enough not to try and drive home!)

I'd have a few words with the person that installed it. they're not that hard to clear everything.. even zip ties will help if they're too close to stuff. lucky my 3rd gen lines fit perfectly and I had no chance of rubbing on anything.

 

Brett you have the wilwood calipers and lines right? I noticed on most Wilwood brake kits the brake line do not come with a fitting to attach to the strut. I had to position my buddy's Civic Si brake line perfectly so it didn't touch the wheel or the fender.

 

thanks for the heads up guys, i'll watch otu for this this week when i install my kit.

 

didn't think that would happen. I better double check my Brembo's. The hose connects towards the 4 (or 8 depending on driver's or passenger's side) o'clock position relative to the rotor. This made me stretch the SS line to the max. I can pull off a U-turn without any problems, but you have to realize I have a barely enough slack. I'm going to make sure I won't have any potential problems.

I guess that's one big thing about this site...learning from other's mistakes and mishaps. As for my boo-boo that all should be aware of is the detent ball and spring on the 5-speed tranny, it's not the drain plug. The drain plug is facing the passenger's side of the car and is kinda tough to access.

 

I was on 95 coming back from CT to NY from work. The same thing happened to me. I slammed on my breaks cuz some idiot stopped short and then I lost all pressure and my brakes. I had to use my handbrakes on the way back. That was some scary **** man!!! Well I got home and check the lines, the rear SS lines were cut on both of them. It seems the bolts on my RSB were cutting into them. I fixed that problem and replaced the ss brake lines with new ones. If anyone hasn't checked theirs in a while take a sec and do a quick inspection under your car..

 

the error seems to be with the installer not the brake lines themselves, right? Mine do touch anything as far as I can recall. I'll double check tonight.

 

noooooooooooooooooooooo!!
Poor Brett!
Well at least you are okay, and of course the Max will be all right.

Not the TRUCK...yech!

((hugs)) I'll have to be careful when I install mine.

 

This happened to me before. I was in Florida, and all of a sudden I hit the brakes, heard a pop and ran a red light. I hand braked it to a stop, and my front wheel is covered in fluid. It turns out that it was rubbing on the tire a little. The shop that did my 300ZX conversion apparently put the retaining clip in backwards and it immediately popped out.

And just 2 weeks ago, I was driving Ming (MAC)'s car and the pedal just hit the floor after the brake light came on. His was rubbing too and he has the Wilwood brakes. I guess it's a common problem.

 

wow this is kinda scary i'm gonna wrap mine in something, maybe some silicone hose that i could just split open and zip tie shut, that would help a lot i'm sure plus add some color.

 

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ICE

 

ya uh huh, that's right and i'm gonna order 5 more neons and cram them somewhere in my car.

 

Pffft ... only 5? Rookie.

 

Don't like those brake fluid sit on the rims. They will eat right through the paint. Wash it with soap and water right away.

 

I wiped it all off with a rag when i had the wheel off.. New lines came in today

 

5 more i already have 5 then i'll need the underbody kit too.

 

What brand of lines were those?

 

goodridge??

 

correct.