Rust!!!

10forty2 wrote:
Just because I wanted to, I replaced the brake lines and calipers a couple years ago. This is a 1999 model with 80K miles on it. I mainly did it because I was worried about the old caliper slide pins sticking due to gummed up grease/dirt and the potential for the

rubber portion of the brake lines to have deteriorated

. I had no indication prior that there was a problem, but I wanted to have this done....... after the replacement, my mechanic showed me that one caliper showed indications of a sticking slide pin and the brake pad showed some irregular heating, and the hydraulic lines looked almost new. With that said.....I DO feel more confident now that those components are new and the braking system has been checked.

Like said above.....spend a little now for preventive maintenance and evaluations, and get peace of mind when you are traveling that everything is in as good a shape as you can.

X2

I, unfortunately learned the hard way about front brake lines, by almost died exiting an off ramp and the brakes went out.

Put new brakes prior to my trip on but did not replace the rubber brake lines. They looked just fine.....on the outside.....they collapsed on the inside.

Font brake line failure a 'very' common problem on the Ford, as the mechanic said as he ordered new OEM ones for me while I was still shaking from the off ramp ordeal.

Regarding the rust?
If you live and drive where there is snow and ice and drive on salted roads or live near the coast with salt? That certainly is not the problem of the manufacturer's.

There is maintenance involved in that too. Like keeping up on power washing the underside before the rust starts. And/or if just sitting parked in the snow, routinely driving it.