Broken down I65 exit 34.

tinner12002 wrote:

troutrod wrote:
Blew right front tire on 5vr, broke the rigid brake line for to my disc brake as well as the hydrulic connection to the leveling jack. Coast Net said they cannot find anyone to make brake or hydraulic repair at Roadside but will have tire changed and deal off the lines so I can limp it somewhere safe. The closest safe spot I can find is 35 miles away. Is this a reasonable fix? Anyone have experience with a 15,000 pound 5be without brakes?

That's one thing I don't like about the RV companies that are putting things in the tire area like brake lines and level up hyd lines, in the event of something like that happening you've incurred much more damage and cost to repair let alone the safety aspect of it. I said something to DRV about it and they just shrugged it off like it was no problem.

Yep; might cost them an extra $3 to run longer lines to prevent just this from happening. What's the "cost" of a pissed off customer who just might not be back? Ever since I saw the first pic of major tire damage on here, I wondered what it would take to make a 1/4" sheet aluminum wheel well liner.

Lyle