[Shop-talk] Ford Explorer Brake Line Repair

[John Miller]

> An 8 or 9 year old truck blew out a brake line?! Think I'd be calling an
> attorney, not a mechanic. What a POS. No wonder they call them "Exploders"

How long would you expect a brake hose to last?

Brake hoses do not see much UV (like tires or outside body rubber) or 
extremes of temperature (like engine-compartment seals, belts, and hoses 
or interior elastomers) but they are exposed to all of the crap that 
gets thrown around in the wheelwells and are in near-constant 
motion/flex while the vehicle's moving.

John.