Installing Blisten Shocks and H&R springs

[Dave]

How exactly did that happen????

cheap crapy pepboy jack or its just the fact that I didnt center the jack properly on the frame rail. It sliped and crushed the line, I'm just thankful it didnt go throught the floorboards...

You got lucky getting off with just a crushed line.

[Schniddy]

Looks like steel line. Any good auto part store will have various sizes of brake lines.

Well this isnt a brake line but It will still work right?

[Schniddy]

Looks like steel line. Any good auto part store will have various sizes of brake lines.

Well this isnt a brake line but It will still work right?

bump, I want to conferm this before heading to the auto parts store today!

Thanks
Jon

[arsevader]

Looks like steel line. Any good auto part store will have various sizes of brake lines.

Well this isnt a brake line but It will still work right?

bump, I want to conferm this before heading to the auto parts store today!

Thanks
Jon

Brake line won't be large enough diameter. You can get lengths of steel line at the dealer. Get a short peice, splice it in and be done with it.

If it's a vapour line you can even use a short piece of rubber fuel line to fix it and not worry about compression fittings or metal line.

James

[Dave]

Looks like steel line. Any good auto part store will have various sizes of brake lines.

Well this isnt a brake line but It will still work right?

bump, I want to conferm this before heading to the auto parts store today!

Thanks
Jon

Why don't you cut out a section and take it with you?

[Schniddy]

Looks like steel line. Any good auto part store will have various sizes of brake lines.

Well this isnt a brake line but It will still work right?

bump, I want to conferm this before heading to the auto parts store today!

Thanks
Jon

Why don't you cut out a section and take it with you?

Great idea. I'm at my grandparents now with the car. Time to get the hack saw out ;)

[Schniddy]

waa Long day. Went to the auto parts store, got the right size battary and then head down to home depot and picked up this nifty little pipe cutter. Pipe came of fine! Went to the auto parts store again, came back, hooked up it. Sat down in the drivers seat for the moment of truth. VROOOOOOOOMMMMMMM, it started! Veryy good news, but then it all went bad.

I put it in reverse to back it out into the driveway so I could let it run. Put in the clutch, shifted to Reverse, everything went ok but the freakin brake caplipers are rusted to the roter. The rear end just went up in the air and wouldnt move. Tried giving it more gas but just got burning rubber.

I then just turned the car off, went to the front end and put my foot on the wall while rocking the car back and forth to loosen it up. It didnt move that much at all. I went back to to start her up and try again. This time the eletricals didnt even turn on..... wtfff. I got 2 warning lights come on the first time and after that nothing. Waited 5 minutes and tried again. Same thing happend, first time I got 2 warning lights come on and then nothing else.

I'm going to try again in 10 or so minutes and then try and jump a brand new battary. This is the begining of the bad and the good, lets hope its mostly the good.

[Dave]

waa Long day. Went to the auto parts store, got the right size battary and then head down to home depot and picked up this nifty little pipe cutter. Pipe came of fine! Went to the auto parts store again, came back, hooked up it. Sat down in the drivers seat for the moment of truth. VROOOOOOOOMMMMMMM, it started! Veryy good news, but then it all went bad.

I put it in reverse to back it out into the driveway so I could let it run. Put in the clutch, shifted to Reverse, everything went ok but the freakin brake caplipers are rusted to the roter. The rear end just went up in the air and wouldnt move. Tried giving it more gas but just got burning rubber.

I then just turned the car off, went to the front end and put my foot on the wall while rocking the car back and forth to loosen it up. It didnt move that much at all. I went back to to start her up and try again. This time the eletricals didnt even turn on..... wtfff. I got 2 warning lights come on the first time and after that nothing. Waited 5 minutes and tried again. Same thing happend, first time I got 2 warning lights come on and then nothing else.

I'm going to try again in 10 or so minutes and then try and jump a brand new battary. This is the begining of the bad and the good, lets hope its mostly the good.

Sounds like your parking brake may be stuck in the locked position. Did you take the wheel off to check the calipers and pads? I can't imagine a brake pad being rusted to the rotor. My guess is it is either the parking brakes or the calipers are seized up.

Someone else jump in here if I am wrong - it wouldn't be the first time.

[Schniddy]

Car is running right now :D

I didnt tighten the battary cables enought haha. Dave, I havn't taken the wheels off to check that yet. What would I look for to see if the parking brake is stuck on? Last time I had the wheels off it was practicly impossible to rotate the rotors because of the rust.

After this is all fixed thought I'll be driving the car around so I shouldnt have any rusted brake problems.

Boy it sounds good to hear the car running outside w00t!

Thanks
Jon

[Dave]

Car is running right now :D

I didnt tighten the battary cables enought haha. Dave, I havn't taken the wheels off to check that yet. What would I look for to see if the parking brake is stuck on? Last time I had the wheels off it was practicly impossible to rotate the rotors because of the rust.

After this is all fixed thought I'll be driving the car around so I shouldnt have any rusted brake problems.

Boy it sounds good to hear the car running outside w00t!

Thanks
Jon

You would need to remove the caliper and then try to remove the rear rotor. It's been a while since I had my rear rotor off. Check Bentley if you have it about how to service the parking brakes. Good pictures in there.

[Schniddy]

Also the Anti-lock brake warning light is on. I'll see what I can do

Thanks
Jon

[Schniddy]

The rear end is off the ground now. Nothing is budging. The wheels wont turn at all. The right side is a little worse then the left. When I tried backing up the right side especially went higher up.

I'm going to check the E-brake cables now, any more suggestions?

[Schniddy]

just some details, they probably mean nothing.

It takes 14 clicks for the ebrake handle to be fully up.

The right nut on the ebrake cable starts half way up while the left nut starts at the very bottom. The left also has more tention went the handle is not engaged.

Should I adjust them? I dont think thats the problem thought since the wheels are locked up even with the ebrake handle down.

What should I be looking for here?

[Schniddy]

sounds like seized parking brake shoes. Pull the rotors and have a look at them.

So I'll have to take of the rear rotors, then what exacly should I look for?

Thanks
Jon

[Alecs MacDonald]

Go ahead and remove the rear calipers and try rotating the rotors. If their stuck, remove the set screw and give them few wacks with a heavy hammer untill they come off. Put them back on and try rotating again. I suspect that its just your rear pads though. Remove the pads and use a clamp to push the piston back untill you can get the calper on the rotor freely. Then crank it up and try again.