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OT: Ford Escape brake lines...revisited

Gambles

Gambles

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A few weeks ago there was a post about how the early Ford Escape brake lines should be inspected. Here are the ones taken off my 2002. I also have a 2003 Escape and they look the same. One poster said they were counterfeit. (Ford must have purchased counterfeit parts for several years I guess) Others said it was the weather. Others said it was because of the sharp bend that the lines have to take. (That's my guess) Anyway, hopefully the photos uploaded.
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Just out of curiosity which state do you live in? I haven't seen lines with rust damage like that in decades. You would have to go back to the 80's to find it here in my part of NC. Considering the metal is ate up as well as every end broken my guess is it's more of an environmental issue but if there are sharp bends they sure aren't gonna help.
 
Looks like bad rubber compounds I see it in a lot of newer tires showing cracks in 3-4 years.

My 1978 Toyota still has all its original rubber brake lines (made in 1977) and no cracks show in them. All made in Japan. I guess it proves that some rubber compounds last longer then others.
 
(quoted from post at 13:10:44 05/31/17) Just out of curiosity which state do you live in? I haven't seen lines with rust damage like that in decades. You would have to go back to the 80's to find it here in my part of NC. Considering the metal is ate up as well as every end broken my guess is it's more of an environmental issue but if there are sharp bends they sure aren't gonna help.
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I was wondering that too. The lines on my 2000 Expedition don't look bad like that and I live in Ohio. Everything else is a rusty mess but the brake lines look OK.
 
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