My almost 300,000 rusty MN 97 has sprung a brake line leak, has anyone ever jerry rigged a line before. I see some stuff online does it work? Why screw w/ it; because I'm a bull head German who doesn't want to give up. My wrench guy doesn't want to start replacing lines because it may all break apart. Yes, I know I should replace the truck but I no longer drive it much ie: deer hunting, hauling things(8 foot box), wood etc.

 

If we are talking about the line that goes to rear brakes, just replace it from front to back. Not a too big of a deal to do.

 

And 10 feet of brake line is a LOT cheaper than another truck.

 

You didn't read,1) rust 2) wrench guy tells me the lines will all fall apart. This is aMN truck.

 

Sure. Ok. Whatever you say.

I live in michigan. I have done a couple of these. I replaced the bad section of line, that's it. Some flare fittings, and some line, probably less than 20 bucks. A whole lot cheaper than another truck.

 

As stated by others, you can either repair the leaky brake line or just replace them all (as I did a while ago with pre-bent stainless steel brake lines), given the age of the truck and keeping safety in mind. If you don't mind the added expense of pre-bent brake lines (steel or stainless steel), it tends to make the job easier for the mechanic replacing them.

 

I had a norther Dakota once and all the lines and fittings weren't too bad. Better than trying to stop hard and it's like stepping on a rotten apple. This way you can drive it until the frame fails repeatedly.