Brake Line Popped! Can I Pinch The Brake Line To Get My Car Home?

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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 02:42 AM
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Default Brake Line Popped! Can I Pinch The Brake Line To Get My Car Home?

So my drivers side rear brake line must have popped or something, I hit the brake pedal while driving and I lost all pedal feeling, pulled over and pumped the brakes and there was a good puddle of fluid under that brake.

Is there a way to just pinch that brake line or isolate it from not gettin fluid somehow?

I just need ti make it home about 2 miles

The car has a teggy rear disc conversion if it matters.

Thanks guys
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 02:56 AM
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Default Re: Brake Line Popped! Can I Pinch The Brake Line To Get My Car Home? (PINKS)

If you can find the exact line thats leaking you can do that, ive done it b4.

It will just pull like crazy to the one side
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 03:12 AM
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Default Re: Brake Line Popped! Can I Pinch The Brake Line To Get My Car Home? (91-ef-hatch)

I've done it with a needlenose vicegrips. Gotta leave em on there while you drive it home.

Drive slowly, keep as much distance as posssible between you and other cars, use your handbrake and engine braking to slow
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 03:27 AM
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Default Re: Brake Line Popped! Can I Pinch The Brake Line To Get My Car Home? (danmdevries)

Don't forget to take plenty of brake fluid to fill up/top off your resivoir. If you're very carefull you should be fine, I wouldn't take it on the highway or anything though, unless absolutely necesary.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 09:22 AM
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Default Re: Brake Line Popped! Can I Pinch The Brake Line To Get My Car Home? (PINKS)

try downshifting and using the handbrake.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 10:53 AM
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Default Re: Brake Line Popped! Can I Pinch The Brake Line To Get My Car Home? (jacoop86)

You should be able to drive with the handbrake and engine braking. It's not too hard just don't ride peoples ***'.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 12:39 PM
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Default Re: Brake Line Popped! Can I Pinch The Brake Line To Get My Car Home? (xanonymousx)

I dont have an ebrake, thats why im i wanna no if this works lol
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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You have more mechanical problems than anyone else in this forum that I know of.......get rid of that car and find another one....
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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and no don't tattoo this CRX on ur butt like ur avatar states or it might give u mechanical problems.LOL just get rid of this car and get a better one
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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Default Re: Brake Line Popped! Can I Pinch The Brake Line To Get My Car Home? (jdm_titan)

happened to me. just used downshifts and ebrake. i had to go about 10 miles too. put my flashers on and drove about 25 the whole way home. with no pedal whatso ever
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