Rusted Dream Snaps!

Well as from the last post I have been changing the brake hoses on both the driver and passenger side of my truck. The driver side with some penetration oil and a little oomph went under way rather smoothly. I had it completed within an hour (even with a little oomph there is a struggle at times). And then there is the passenger side... heh oh yes the passenger. It has been the utmost difficult job I've encountered thus far.

First the brake hose wouldn't break free even after soaking in penetration oil for days! I eventually had to remove the whole bracket it goes through but this required yet another feat. The brake line itself had to be removed and it even after days of its oily bath would not set free my strength. The flare rounded even with my flare wrench. So I moved on to vice grips and clinched down and gave it all I had. It finally broke free and started to turn. Though now I have ran into a new problem. The flare nut is ruined!

So I decided to cut the line and flare it. Double flaring has to be done on brake lines due to the pressure in the lines when you apply the brake pedal. I can tell you now that trying to flare steel brake lines is damn near impossible! I eventually got it to just "start" to bend where its suppose to for the inside flare and then the line I was working with snaps on me. All the work I tried to stay away from had become a reality, my insanity.

I am now going to have to just run my own brake lines which thankfully wont be so bad cause they don't use heavy steel in the new brake lines of today which means easier to flare. Though of course it means extra work and beyond everything more money to spend out. Now I definitely don't mind to spend money on my truck especially when it means that I can keep on trucking down the road. Though do to some family mishap, I am finding myself quite broke without a pot to spit in. So now I'll be without a truck for awhile and not to mention that I have to get its registration renewed and taxes paid. Oh what wonders of technology that beholds us with age of torment!

I think I'll tell my room mate, "Please next time, just knight me with the crow bar!"