Rust!!!

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.

Prevention is better than a cure. Once a year I take my TV to a good shop and
ask them to check the whole vehicle over. They put it up on a ramp and check it, including items such as ball joints, fuel lines, radiator hoses, brakes, shocks, steering box etc.

Last year they spotted a ball joint that was showing slight bit of wear and a bolt on the hitch was slightly loose.

Well worth the 2 hours of labor I get charged for some piece of mind

Our previous 1995 Class A on a Ford F53 chassis had zero brake line problems, despite extended runs in upstate NY, PA, etc, in the winter. Our current 2001 Class A on an F53 chassis that runs the same roads did get a pinhole leak in the front brake line where a wire harness covering had rubbed the coating off. That resulted in losing the front brakes, but I was able to make a temporary roadside repair and continue our trip. About $30 at NAPA for a new line and coupling did the job right, and the rest of the lines look ok.

I'm not sure what you're asking. If you live in a rust belt area then you're going to have rust.

Where we're at they use both salt and salt brine - it's tough on stuff. Vehicles don't die mechanically, they corrode to death, and the brand doesn't matter.

A friend of mine just retired his Saturn. Mechanically it's top notch, the frame is shot. Unfortunately that's not uncommon where salt and brine are used.

And that's just one more reason our MH has never seen snow. :B