Amen. I've had this happen on two cars, and it is maddening. My rule now is somewhere around 7 years the rubber lines get replaced. They are fairly cheap, and it beats the heck out of overheating your brakes. It also avoids the endless tedious bearing and brake adjustments, trying to figure out why one wheel will intermittently heat up. rob infante 87 syncro westy
In a message dated 5/20/2005 11:15:36 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dkspence@TELUS.NET writes: Check out all your brake hoses. They may look good on the outside but can suffer from inner degradation such that they collapse internally holding pressure for a bit. |
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