[daryn]

I changed my brake lines to the braided stainless lines and bled the system and am alive to tell the story as proof of my success. I really didn't know what the hell I was doing and everyone makes everything sound so difficult. It wasn't a bad job I ended up having to buy a bunch of parts to finish the job like retaining springs, bleed valve caps, and a couple copper springs that go in the axle hub.

Does anyone know what this little spring does? it isn't a coil but a piece of bent copper

I changed the spring in the axle hubs because both were broken and apparently a piece must have been rubbing or something and making a tick sound when I turned hard right. I went to mercedes and they were able to get them to me in one day. Thank god because tomorrow I going down to SLOB(San luis obisbo) to see my family and am going to leave early tomorrow morning and take the coast fast. I cleaned out the greasy axle hub and refilled with bearing grease.

I actually got lucky because my dad was able to borrow a set of nut line wrenches from his work which saved me 20 bucks on the operation. It sucks to always have to buy a special tool especially if it isn't cheap. I'm real lucky I don't have to buy all that stuff as long as I give sufficient notice to my pops.

Just wanted to gloat in my progress how minor it may be.

Guess the bearings are still good so next project is to install amplified antenna, repair lock on door, rear torsion bar links to axle or whatever, fix the throttle linkage and that's all for awhile.

Thanks for the help folks you seem to know I need it.