this post was submitted on 06 May 2026
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Hydraulics can and do fail over time, and in my experience - the more that people fool around with them (change fluid unnecessarily, etc.) the faster they develop real problems. Brake fluid dripped on the outside of steel lines and not cleaned off can cause the lines to rust through and fail in under a year. Nevermind that stainless steel lines that wouldn't have this problem only cost $10 more per set to manufacture and install, of course the manufacturers use plain steel instead to save the $10.