I have a trip planned with my lady friend starting Tuesday.
Last week i did a once over of the landcruiser, rotated tires, checked brakes, inspected chassis. During my shake down i found one rubber brake hose which i never replaced.
OEM, 53 years old, holding pressure and looking like a very tired brake hose.
Now ive had brake hoses blow up on me and cause no brake situations before, so i decided to go ahead and fix it.
I ordered one from one of the landcruiser enthusiast mark up centers for around $50 shipped.
2 days later tracking said it hasn't moved so i decide that ill try and get one on my trip to town. (Thinking i bought the part and stashed it)
I went looking at my stash spot and couldn't find what i was looking for.
I the process of removing the hose retaining clip i broke the steel bracket off of the frame.
I did not find my stash of new brake hose but i did bring my old one.
So i stopped by Brake parts supply in chico and had Leigh make me a new one for about $30. It took him about 3 minutes.
Between buying 2 (perhaps 3) lines and driving all over hell and back, brake fluid and paying my welder im going to have $250 into fixing this BS that could probably have lasted another 3 decades...
What else might murphy throw my way before tuesday?
We will not be stopped. We are going on an adventure. 2 bands, 2 nights if camping on the coast, several fancy meals, and some sort of spa/float tank thing.
Plus she scheduled dune buggies.
We're riding the dune buggies...
We will stop but we will not be stopped.
Last week i did a once over of the landcruiser, rotated tires, checked brakes, inspected chassis. During my shake down i found one rubber brake hose which i never replaced.
OEM, 53 years old, holding pressure and looking like a very tired brake hose.
Now ive had brake hoses blow up on me and cause no brake situations before, so i decided to go ahead and fix it.
I ordered one from one of the landcruiser enthusiast mark up centers for around $50 shipped.
2 days later tracking said it hasn't moved so i decide that ill try and get one on my trip to town. (Thinking i bought the part and stashed it)
I went looking at my stash spot and couldn't find what i was looking for.
I the process of removing the hose retaining clip i broke the steel bracket off of the frame.
I did not find my stash of new brake hose but i did bring my old one.
So i stopped by Brake parts supply in chico and had Leigh make me a new one for about $30. It took him about 3 minutes.
Between buying 2 (perhaps 3) lines and driving all over hell and back, brake fluid and paying my welder im going to have $250 into fixing this BS that could probably have lasted another 3 decades...
What else might murphy throw my way before tuesday?
We will not be stopped. We are going on an adventure. 2 bands, 2 nights if camping on the coast, several fancy meals, and some sort of spa/float tank thing.
Plus she scheduled dune buggies.
We're riding the dune buggies...
We will stop but we will not be stopped.