On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:15:58 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:

On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:15:06 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:


that looks like a serious dose of the clap, you got there Tom. Too
much exposure to salt in a tight spot.

Don't think so - if that were the case, the entire system would be
compromised like this and it's pretty clean up the tube to the brake
actuator - just a dirt.

What I think happened is that the solenoid let go - that's basically
brake fluid corrosion. This has been leaking for sometime - that's
what I'm thinking. I have had to add brake fluid over the years, but
it's a pretty open system so evaporation I figured - apparently not.

No indication it was leaking either until it let go.

On my trailer (23' Marquis) it's all exposed and so it has less means
of build up.

The pic of the brake line looks evil too. and it might be a lot of fun
trying to bleed the brakes with them baptized in brine as well.

I've seen that on an old Escort I had that had a brake line release.
Corrosive stuff brake fluid.

About every ten years or so, we need a little reminder like that just
to let us know we don't know everything...yet.

Glad it didn't let go at a worse time, like when everyone on the
freeway was coming to a panic stop for no friggin' reason whatsoever,
like they do on I-95 about every 35 miles or so.

Good luck with it, although I'm sure you'll not need luck to get it
fixed.
--

John H