On Wed, 15 Feb 2017 05:56:27 -0500, "J. Clarke"
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In article jkd7ac5ofpak6pfr3a3km07p019nfaqir5@
4ax.com, says...

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 20:10:38 -0500, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

In article XnsA71C551315151dougmilmaccom@
213.239.209.88,
says...

"J. Clarke" wrote in
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It doesn't matter what the brake lines are made
of, a 16 year old vehicle should have them
inspected and replaced as necessary.

You're expecting magic materials to take the
place of proper maintenance.

Nonsense. Metal brake lines are not a "maintenance" item, even on a 16-yo vehicle.

They are or should be an inspection item.

In more than forty years of doing the vast majority of my own maintenance and repair, I've
had to replace a corroded brake line exactly once: last March, on the Dodge truck which
my wife and I bought new shortly after we got married -- in 1985.

That you did your own maintenance and repair
does not mean that you did it right. Did you
perform every maintenance item that the service
manual specified?
I can tell you from years as a mechanic, including dealer service
manager - and the ONLY "maintenance item" to do with brake lines is
changing fluid on a regular basis (every 2 to 5 years, depending) and
inspecting the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.

That's not what my owners' manual says. However
I have never seen a dealer service department
actually DO all the maintenance items that are
called out in the book.

By the way, are you a certified mechanic, or
just a pointy-haired boss?
I am a certifiead auto mechanic (now retired from the trade) and we
DID all the maintenance called out for in the book if we could
convince the customer it was in his best interest. Can't do more than
the customer authorizes. Most customers did what was recommended but
some were incredibly CHEAP.