Great tip Orlen!
I am sure my way was more expensive... I have the brass sleeves and plugs that screw right up on the brake hard lines. It cost a few bucks to make a few years ago, but it works! And like you said, it does not bleed out while you are working.
This made such a difference. The job was such an enjoyable one this time around. This happened to be the daughters 94 Skylark, but ironically Tammy's 98 Cavalier has the same problem at the same wheel starting too. Whoever put these shoes on before didn't know about leading and trailing Paul, because both leading shoes were on one side and the trailing shoes were on the other. Always remember folks to place the shoe with the LONGER surface on it to the REAR of the car
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nice tip on the brake line orlen. i was thinking of starting a new thread on cool tools and garage tips where we cuold all share our favorite tools, products and tricks to make whatever job easier. mabe when i get a little more time. and by the way you can NEVER assume the the parts on your cars wre put on correcttly or even the right parts. i had a car once that i could never get the water punp belt to stop squeeling no matter how i adjusted the tension. i finally realized that the previuos owner put the pulley on backwards. it was a very small differance in alignment but just enough to cause problems and very hard to notice unless you really looked close.
This is what I use. Has two clamps for radiator hoses. Then 4 different ones for metal lines. Just clamp it on and no leaks.
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On the inside my car looks like a fighter jet.
