Re: Should I replace steel brake/gas lines?

Posted by su8overdrive On 2012/7/4 20:22:36

Again, if you use DOT 5 silicone brake fluid, you'll never, ever have to worry about brake lines, master and wheel cylinders again. See discussion of DOT 5 elsewhere on these General/Pre & Postwar Forums so you don't suffer the usual dated "warnings."
A friend has the same batch in his '42 160 drophead he installed in 1978 and it still looks new. I've used nothing but in my Packards since the late '70s. We've never had a problem. Just flush your system with denatured/rubbing alcohol from any pharmacy, blow the system with compressed air and away you go.