After 3 weeks in the garage, my ti is finally back on the road. I blew a metal brake line 3 weeks ago and had it towed home. I was planning front brakes and repairing the parking brake that weekend anyway, so I added a new line to the list.
After digging around to see if I could get the full, pre-bent line (from the ABS pump to the rear axle) and learning that I likely could not, I decided to see if I could patch it. I poked my head up under the car and learned that the lines generally looked good, it had just rusted at one of the holders. I picked up a flared section of line, the proper flared fittings and a rental flaring tool, I patched the line up right. It turned out well, although flaring line while laying on your back isn't easy.
Got the front brakes done and replaced the noisy strut mounts plus the very cracked RF hose. When I went to fix the non-operational parking brake, however, I gave up. The problem is the backing plate was weakened and the notches holding the pins were torn out. I had bought a new backing plate and had planned on the semi-ghetto fix of cutting the old one out and cutting the new one in half to install it without pulling the hub. But when I looked at the very rusty bolts holding the old one on, I just knew I was going to break one or more off trying to do the job. I decided to pass on it and just continue to live without it.
Getting the brake bled was a bit of a challenge, or at least it seemed. I'm not 100% certain I got all the air out of the ABS pump, nor am I sure there was actually air in the pump. I've got good brakes and the ABS works, but the pedal is maybe a bit soft. I can't tell if it's really air in the system or my paranoia.
I might see about having them bled when I get the alignment done.