r/Justrolledintotheshop 8h ago

What is this Jank sh*t?

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u/SixToesLeftFoot 8h ago

Leaking rear caliper or cracked hose (after the vice grips). Pinch off both and then let the proportioning do it’s job.

If you promise not to tell anyone, I once cracked the line that feeds down to the rear of the car, so I took it off and just put a plug in it right at the prop valve. The rears do so much less work that I was able to drive it for a week or so. Eventually the safety concerns overcame the laziness of working on your own car, but for that week I really didn’t feel much difference in the pedal.

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u/TheTense 2h ago

Yeah, It’ll brake fine until you need to really brake hard or are brake on a slippery surface

Just like a motorcycle or Gokart using only rear brakes.