‘94 brake fluid leak
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‘94 brake fluid leak
Hi all, earlier today I was pulling my ‘94 into my driveway and the brake pedal felt very loose and I checked and one of the brake lines by the rear driver’s side wheel is leaking. I have a shop I trust about 15 mins from my house so I don’t know if I should try to risk driving it there or calling a tow truck. I’ve heard horror stories about tow trucks with corvettes so I really don’t want to call one if I don’t have to. Does anyone have any suggestions or know if there is a patch I can put on the line to get me to the shop? Thanks in advance.
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Doable yet unwise. And if anything happens you're also liable. There are no patches that will work..
Having said that, I guess it all depends also on where you live and how experienced you are. Handbrake sort of works as a mechanical backup and the leaking brakeline can be clamped with e.g visegrips. Small town with quiet roads early in the morning or very late - it's been done.
30 years ago I nursed a '63 without brakes across the town with a few traffic lights and some traffic. We survived without a scratch and I will never do it again.
Having said that, I guess it all depends also on where you live and how experienced you are. Handbrake sort of works as a mechanical backup and the leaking brakeline can be clamped with e.g visegrips. Small town with quiet roads early in the morning or very late - it's been done.
30 years ago I nursed a '63 without brakes across the town with a few traffic lights and some traffic. We survived without a scratch and I will never do it again.
