Isolate brakes with line lock

[rogersn67]

Has anyone ever used a line lock front and bake to isolate the brakes in case of a failure? I was thinking this would work as a limp home measure if one should loose either a front or a rear brake line or cylinder.

 

[73m819]

Vice grips work VERY well and this is why one should be in the trucks tool box , a line lock is OE for the wreckers

 

[rogersn67]

I have done the vice grip thing in the past, I was just thinking that if it was just a wheel cylinder, it would save a ton of work to be able to lock that section off.
I did not know that about the wreckers though.... good stuff!

 

[scoutmanadam]

On my uncles deuce he installed on to assist the parking brake and in theory it could have been used to isolate the back, that way you could get duel use out of it

 

[73m819]

In the tm, it states, "not to be used as a parking brake", the reason for this is it is one thing to leave the system pressured for a bit as the wrecker is used, it is another thing to leave it pressured over night or days, the system is not designed for this LONG term pressure

 

[Welder Sam]

not sure mine works but it is equipped