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Old 11-07-2014, 12:59 PM
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I found 100' of 1/8" air brake line that I am planning on using for some line repair. There may be a size discrepancy and the colors won't match OE. I'm considering adding some type of color coding to it. There is regular vacuum line that will make any connection I need to.

CHANGE the rubber brake HOSES when you do the calipers. Buy locally yif you decide to get A1-Cardone calipers. You may be returning them. There are 2 brand of calipers (ATE & Bendix) available. They are interchangeable but must be installed in sets. 1 brand costs more than the other. Buy the less expensive one.

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Old 11-07-2014, 04:58 PM
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I was going to suggest rebuilding the calipers but I don't think the OP should try that on such a critical part until he is more familiar with the car. Calipers are not that expensive anyway. Go with ATE or Bendix and order them online if you need to. I don't suggest using what AZ or other local stores sell. Most of them are rebuilt in some foreign country with unknown quality standards.
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Old 11-07-2014, 05:33 PM
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Climate control system finicky
Lr break wears down super fast
RR break hardly being used
Engine doesn't shut off occasionally (until shifted into a gear)
Transmission downshifts very hard after 30 min of highway driving (usually only once a day it does it)
Transmission occasionally chooses to limit the car yo 35 ish, (generally solved by putting it in nutural shutting it off and starting it again while driving down a long wide stretch of road by my house (generally empty))
Door locks don't work
Drivers door lock stuck (key doesn't turn)

Found out I have 15 days of vacation time to take by the end of the year. So, I'll have some time to work on iy in December.

So, buy new calipers and the black hose thing when getting the pads and rotors as well?

Also, I need to buy all the connectors for the vacuum system and not worry about the actual line?
Think I should just replace the connectors from the pump all the way through? Or are the connectors pretty expensive.
Thank you for all the help and info.
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Old 11-07-2014, 08:17 PM
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You have a vacuum issue, use a mity vac or similar tool to help diagnose the problem.

Sounds like calipers are a good idea. Measure the rotor thickness, the rears don't really wear down very fast.
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Go with ATE or Bendix and order them online if you need to.
The most common remans are Cardone even when bought from this site. Cardone parts frequently are bad out of the box. This is why I buy them locally when the price differential is so large that I cheap out and buy them. You do not want to get caught with the shipping expense and time factor of shipping failed remanned parts.
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Old 11-07-2014, 09:24 PM
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You have a vacuum issue, use a mity vac or similar tool to help diagnose the problem.

Sounds like calipers are a good idea. Measure the rotor thickness, the rears don't really wear down very fast.
How do you expect that the rear calipers are good when 1 wears much more that the other? I "could" be a bad hose but also a caliper.
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Old 11-11-2014, 12:27 PM
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Sorry to confuse, I meant replacing the calipers to be good idea.

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