My truck is a 2002 Silverado 1500 2WD extended cab w/8' bed w/217K miles.
Recently had one of my hard brake lines spring a leak. It squirts brake fluid out in a small stream when the brake pedal is depressed. I can't (yet) tell which line it is, except it is just over the frame member above the driver side front brake caliper.
Not surprising this happened, given my truck sits outside in a coastal (corrosive) environment.
So, I am thinking I should replace them all at one time, given I want to keep the truck for a while, and once one springs a leak, chances are others are not far behind.
I already ordered a complete SS hard line kit from Dorman. The question is - do I do the work myself or is this something I should take to my mechanic.
I looked at a couple YT vids and didn't see anything too difficult - just a tedious job, more or less.
To make access easier, one of the videos suggest dropping the fuel tank, but I'm thinking I could remove my truck bed instead, something I have done before to replace the fuel pump.
In fact, if I do this I will probably put a new fuel pump in, while I'm "in there".
Here's a couple vids I looked at. I think the guy who did the first video did a really good job explaining everything. Kudos to him! The second one (by Dorman) is for a little later model truck so may not exactly apply.
What do you guys think?
I really love my mechanic - he's really conscientious and is great at his job and I wouldn't mind giving him the work, to be honest, but sometimes there are advantages to do stuff yourself too, although in some cases it's more like torture...ha ha.