sehaare
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- Chicagoland, IL
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- 98XLT 4WD SOHC,94XLT gone
98 SOHC 4wd XLT Going to be doing the brakes today in the road salt rustbelt of Chicagoland. Calipers are originals, If I get in there and the piston are froze up and I have to replace them, I'm worried about rusted fittings. Looking at the drawings, it appears that the brake line fitting connection to the Caliper are Banjo fittings.
I see two worst case scenarios.
One is that the banjo bolt's flats are rusted away and I can't get a socket to grip, which means I'd be basically screwed unless I can get vice grips on it.
The second is that the banjo bolt is frozen, and I snap it off. In that case it should be no big deal as I should be able to slide the brake hose off the end of the snapped banjo bolt.
That sound about right or am I missing an even worse scenario?
Thanks in advance
I see two worst case scenarios.
One is that the banjo bolt's flats are rusted away and I can't get a socket to grip, which means I'd be basically screwed unless I can get vice grips on it.
The second is that the banjo bolt is frozen, and I snap it off. In that case it should be no big deal as I should be able to slide the brake hose off the end of the snapped banjo bolt.
That sound about right or am I missing an even worse scenario?
Thanks in advance