Hi, guys.
I have a 1994 Crown Victoria LX and had almost the same problem a couple of
years ago. My wife and I drove to a B&B for Valentine's and when we got in
the car the next morning, the brake pedal immediately went all the way to
the floor. Both rear brake lines had corroded through, just behing the
firewall, between the transmission bell housing and the frame.
Yes, I live in an area where salt is commonly spread on the roads during
winter, but I get the car sprayed at Rust Check every year, and the car
still looks almost new. I got it in Feb of '98 with 62,000km (38,000 mi) on
it and it now has 331,000km (200,000 mi). The tranny and motor were just
rebuilt about 2,000 km ago, but the rest of the car is in great shape. Aside
from regular maintenance (at a reputable Ford dealership) and replacement of
worn out parts, it has been a very dependable car.
CJ
"BOB URZ" wrote in message
David West wrote:
> Bob,
>
> Major leak along the line on the underside by driver door. Lost all fluid.
> Vehicle towed to reputable local Ford Dealer who have done majority of all
> service work on the vehicle. No, did not specifically look at all lines
> before replacement
>
> John
I would be curious to exactly where the leak was and what they considered
"ALL" the lines. Unless you had something abraid
the lines from underneath or live in a very high salt state, lets say
i am sceptical. There are different lines on a car. some metal , some
rubber. I sort of doubt there ALL bad. So if someone told you they were all
bad, the red flag goes up. It could just be a loose compression fitting. And
a
leak upstream could dribble brake fluid
along the line to make a good section of line look bad because its wet.
I had to replace the front to back line on my 86 mazda B2000.
You could see it was corroded and flaking rust. That caused
a pin hole in the line which eventually caused a leak.
But just a section of the line was that way.
1995 seems too new for this kind of fault.
I think you needed to get a more detailed explanation other than
"All the lines were bad". And a look at the replaced parts.
Granted, brakes are nothing to mess with because of safety issues.
But i smell you may have been sold more than you needed
to safely fix the problem.
Bob
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