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Brake Lines Fresno CA

Local resource for brake lines in Fresno, CA. Includes detailed information on local auto companies offering brake line services, such as brake lines replacement and brake lines repair, as well as resources on brake line leak, brake fluid leak, master cylinder, hydraulic brakes, brake line flaring, steel brake lines, custom brake lines and brake hoses.

Triple A Automotive
(559) 321-7103
906 Barstow
Clovis, CA
The Brake Shop
559-237-4035
1844 E Olive Ave
Fresno, CA
Auto Repair Guerrero
559-497-8532
1921 E Clay Ave
Fresno, CA
Blackstone Auto Specialties
559-268-7664
1119 N Blackstone Ave
Fresno, CA
Crain's Automotive
559-255-1180
4650 E Hedges Ave
Fresno, CA
AA Auto Repair
559-233-1486
445 N Blackstone Ave
Fresno, CA
C T Auto Repair
559-264-3065
2403 E Mckinley Ave
Fresno, CA
Engine Auto Repair
559-459-0276
108 North H St
Fresno, CA
Adam's Automotive
559-264-5567
1207 N Effie St
Fresno, CA
Chets Mobile Auto Care
(559) 259-8665
3764 East Michigan Avenue
Fresno, CA
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Tire Review - Selling Services: Brake Line Repair: Tubing, Hoses and Fluid

Corroded brake lines and flare nuts have been a problem since hydraulic brakes were first installed on vehicles.

Improved materials and processes have improved serviceability, but in the Northeast and Midwest where salt and other agents are used to de-ice roads, it is still a problem.

Brake Tubing 101
Beginning in the 1930s, the Bundy Company began making tubing for the new hydraulic brake systems. Bundy tube is a double-walled low-carbon steel tube. It is manufactured by rolling a copper-coated strip and heating to 720 degrees, while the seam resistance brazed by a process called a Bundy weld.



This produces a seamless tube that can be easily flared (Figure 1). The manufacturing process is still used today. The original anti-corrosive coatings were a hot-dip lead-tin coating to both internal and external surfaces followed by zinc-rich paint applied to the exterior. Currently coatings of aluminum-zinc and polyvinyl-fluoride have improved corrosion resistance. A 1969 study by the SAE recommended the replacement of Bundy tube with 90-10 copper-nickel alloy to reduce corrosion concerns.

The problem is the copper-nickel tubing is approximately two and a half times more expensive than the Bundy tube with corrosion protective coatings. This cost differential lends its use to premium vehicles only.

Corrosion 101
Dissimilar metal corrosion, known as Galvanic Corrosion, is a chemical process by which metals in contact with each other corrode. In order for c...

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