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Offline rusty but trusty

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new guy from southern md
« on: March 09, 2012, 01:15:45 pm »
I just bought a 1987 GM v1500 longbed with dual tanks and i would like some advice on replacing rear brakes if I'm replacing the wheel cylinders, axle tubing and rear brake hose should i also replace the main tube from master cylinder to rear brake hose while I'm doing everything else?
87 GMC V1500 305 700R4 NP208 and 10 bolts front and rear

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Re: new guy from southern md
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2012, 04:16:25 pm »
When doing brake lines I would always recommend replacing everything as you say.  Welcome from NW Indiana...
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Re: new guy from southern md
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2012, 06:04:10 pm »
Welcome from a fellow Marylander. Im about 20 mi south of Baltimore though. If your comfortable with your brake line skills i would say yes. Let the lines around the proportioning valve soak in PB or good penetrating oil for a few days, and get a good set of line wrenches.

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Re: new guy from southern md
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2012, 06:21:12 pm »
     Welcome from California.
#1: The easiest and most obvious solution to any problem is 99% of the time correct.
#2: There is no such thing as impossible, it just takes longer.
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Re: new guy from southern md
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2012, 06:30:54 pm »
Welcome from WV!

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Re: new guy from southern md
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2012, 09:59:05 pm »
Welcome from South Carolina

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Re: new guy from southern md
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2012, 02:24:39 am »
welcome from Maryland/delaware line
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Re: new guy from southern md
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2012, 06:19:07 am »
Welcome from Tn
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Re: new guy from southern md
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2012, 07:34:22 am »
Welcome from Ohio. When you're ready to bleed them, come on back before you pull your hair out. (I almost went bald doing mine!)  :o This is a GREAT place to get the help you need!
1980 C-10 2WD short & wide. 305 auto.

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Re: new guy from southern md
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2012, 07:08:48 pm »
what makes them hard to bleed?
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Re: new guy from southern md
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2012, 10:55:47 am »
when you're replacing a part or two, you'll get a small amount of air in the line and most of the time that is no big deal. When your lines have ALL air in them they can be challenging. The good news is....  you're at the right place to avoid the learning curve. Just start using the search feature and reading up on it before you start and if you need more help, just post a few questions. It's not really a hard job, it just can be tedious.

My project wasn't lines. It started with the master cylinder. I was bench bleeding it, but had both ends of my rear lines open and lost most of the fluid. It was like starting from scratch. Do a search on gravity bleeding.
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Re: new guy from southern md
« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2012, 06:27:51 pm »
Welcome from Vermont.
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