[zhi wong]

[quote=”XtremeModifier” post=45661]Umm … no. Easier/safer “temp” fix would be to get some adhesive/plugging material, and simply patch where it is leaking (what is that infomercial where they spray a pickup with that stuff, and then float it around a lake like a boat?) Either way, that would actually maintain most of the safe operation of the braking system. I would never recommend actually plugging a brake line, either out or return.
– Jake R.[/quote]

What you’re advising does not work well and I know because I have done it before. I had a leaking brake line and I tried to stop it up with a collar of epoxy putty. It just leaks right past it. It is not able to make a proper seal because the line is too rusty and has no smooth metal. You can’t sand the rust off either because that would just make the hole bigger. You also can’t use any sort of rubber-like sealant because the pressure would blow it off immediately.

Op’s solution is the safe solution. A car has 4 wheels and it can still have mostly effective braking with 3 wheels. Keep in mind that there are tons of old cars out there than have seized calipers and the driver doesn’t even know it. I bought a 2001 jaguar s-type once with 3 seized calipers on it and air in the lines. The brakes were unsafe certainly but there are tons of people driving around with one of more of their brakes in operable right now.

Sometimes you need a temporary solution like this. Right now I have a vehicle like this on the road and I can’t fix it in the middle of the road. The safest option is to tow it. Plugging the line is not as safe but it’s still safe enough to get it home or to a shop in my opinion.

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