Re: [T3] Mobility, Leaky Oil Cooler, Mystery Tins and More

["Fuhriman, Mark" <mfuhriman@fugro.com>]

You are in for it!!  If you have a hole in that center brakeline, you must
replace the line.  Do NOT try to patch it.  The system is under a lot of
pressure, any any repair will not last long at all.  This has to be the
biggest PITA Type3 maintenance task, but it will happen to everybody at some
point.  I've done it twice now, each time on a different car.  Buck up, and
get ready.

First, contact Jim Adney for a replacement stainless steel line.  His line
(custom made) is better than the catalog items because it is stainless steel
(won't ever rust again) and it actually fits!

Next, get the step-by-step narration on doing this task that was written a
couple of years ago by Allen Moore (are you still out there, Allen?).  I
think Toby E. has it somewhere on his website.  Toby?

Follow Allen's instructions, and you will be OK.  I found the only practical
way to do this job at home was to use *four* jackstands (2 sets) to get the
whole car high off the ground.  You need all the maneuvering room you can
get.  Get high-quality stands that let you raise the car way up high (you
already have a good floorjack, right?)  Getting the whole car high and
secure is key here.

Because your car sat for so long, I would plan on rebuilding the whole brake
system while you're in there.  This includes all new rubber hoses.  And be
very careful with the threaded connectors on the brakelines.  They are soft
and easy to cross-thread or strip if you try to work too fast.  Believe me,
I know...  Good luck.

-Mark Fuhriman

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