dgdsm
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- Aug 24, 2008
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Tarzana,
California
This might be a semi-newbie question, but I'll post here: I was replacing the wheel cylinder in the driver's side rear wheel brakes a few days ago, which I still have as the drum brake setup. After putting it all back together, it's leaking from the fitting where the metal brake pipe goes into the wheel cylinder. I tightened this a bit yesterday, and the leak is now worse. I don't know exactly where the problem is but I'm assuming it's the 15+ year old metal hose. I did the passenger side wheel cylinder about a year ago and had no leak problems there. The part # that comes up for that little brake line hose is MR129797 , but the pictures I see in the online parts suppliers (some Ebay) don't look the same as this pipe. The question right now is, can I just go to Autozone and pick up some brake line and fittings (that their catalogs say is compatible with my vehicle) and replace that part? Is there a way to patch up that leak temporarily?
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