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tubman · 07-13-2022, 02:06 PM

I have had personal experience with this. Because of rust issues with the steel lines, I have lost the brakes on my "beater" 1999 Ford F150 twice. The first time, I lost a rear line, but I still had enough brakes to get it to my shop to replace it. Before I even had a chance to get to the rest of the lines, I lost a front line. This time, I had virtually no brakes at all, and crept back to my shop 2 miles at 5 mph on the shoulder of a country road. After replacing the rest of the lines and bleeding the brakes, the brakes were perfect again.

Now this was factory designed dual system; in my opinion, a home-designed system without extensive planning and execution would be even worse.

07-13-2022, 02:06 PM	#10
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 11,630	Re: What Master Cylinder I have had personal experience with this. Because of rust issues with the steel lines, I have lost the brakes on my "beater" 1999 Ford F150 twice. The first time, I lost a rear line, but I still had enough brakes to get it to my shop to replace it. Before I even had a chance to get to the rest of the lines, I lost a front line. This time, I had virtually no brakes at all, and crept back to my shop 2 miles at 5 mph on the shoulder of a country road. After replacing the rest of the lines and bleeding the brakes, the brakes were perfect again. Now this was factory designed dual system; in my opinion, a home-designed system without extensive planning and execution would be even worse.