REDS NECK REPARES!~

[SquareRoot]

Dial 911 so all you have to do is hit "send".

 

[Ricko1966]

Why not just pinch off the line?

If you clip a nail down to a short capital Tee. You can slip the stem of the Tee in a brake line,put the line back in the wheel cylinder and tighten. The nail head blocks the end of the line,so you don't have to repair a line later.

 

[Sad Sack]

Just disconnect rear brakes master cylinder line and put a plug-in till ready to fix and pray the front brakes do their job right. And as Edelbrock stated (good catch by the way), drain that chamber completely first before plugging it.

 

[Edelbrock]

Just disconnect rear brakes master cylinder line and put a plug-in till ready to fix and pray the front brakes do their job right.

That's not a bad idea, but you would have to drain the fluid from that chamber or the plug would blow out. But ya, that would work.

I'm curious about that nail idea. Could it damage the cone on the slave cylinder? Although I guess that would not matter, since it would be replaced during the brake job anyway.

 

[Ricko1966]

That's not a bad idea, but you would have to drain the fluid from that chamber or the plug would blow out. But ya, that would work.

I'm curious about that nail idea. Could it damage the cone on the slave cullender? Although I guess that would not matter, since it would be replaced during the brake job anyway.

No damage on my VW Fox to get home from Independence MO. It was truly a jam and a very quick temporary fix to get home when I blew out a wheel cylinder. I did the same thing to a neighbors Ford Ranger,as a quick fix to get him home,I wasn't there when Hunters Dad did the correct repair,but I never heard anything good or bad. As for lighting shoes on fire,not really recommended,but I needed shoes that night 8pm ish no way to get new shoes,so that's what I did. Never did change them after. But these were legitimate use what you have,not much option deals. Not I have days to play on the internet and contemplate how to not fix my vehicle correctly. The Fox I did in a hardware store parking lot,where I bought the nail 100 yards from where I lost my brakes.

 

[Edelbrock]

No damage on my VW Fox to get home from Independence MO. It was truly a jam and a very quick temporary fix to get home when I blew out a wheel cylinder. I did the same thing to a neighbors Ford Ranger,as a quick fix to get him home,I wasn't there when Hunters Dad did the correct repair,but I never heard anything good or bad. As for lighting shoes on fire,not really recommended,but I needed shoes that night 8pm ish no way to get new shoes,so that's what I did. Never did change them after. But these were legitimateuse what you have,not much option deals. Not I have days to play on the internet and contemplate how to not fix my vehicle correctly. The Fox I did in a hardware store parking lot,where I bought the nail 100 yards from where I lost my brakes.

The nail is an imitative idea. So you remove the brake line from the wheel cylinder, install a shortened nail into the brake line, and then reinstall the bake line. That's all there is to it?

 

[Ricko1966]

The nail is an imitative idea. So you remove the brake line from the wheel cylinder, install a shortened nail into the brake line, and then reinstall the bake line. That's all there is to it?

That's what I did.

 

[Ricko1966]

What is your giant reluctance to just fix your axle seals and keep your brakes functioning as intended. Rear axle seals are really NBD at all. Remove the diff cover. You need to change fluid anyway. Remove the cross pin retainer bolt,and cross pin. Push in on the axle pull the c clip Remove the axle. Several methods of removing the seal which is no big deal. Drive in the new seal,push in the axle,replace c clips,cross pin and retainer bolt. Reseal and refill the pumpkin. This is beginner stuff. And way better than rigging brakes on a lifted truck with stiff springs. Yes weight transfer comes into play too. Just remember to heat the cross pin bolt with propane before trying to loosen it. And to any of you that said you need to drain the mastercyinder if you block the rear line at the master. BS. no you don't. You may trip the combination valve though,which you would anyway with no hydraulic pressure from draining the master.

 

[Edelbrock]

Swapping axles soon, no desire to repair this one properly. Just want a bandaid get me by.