About a year and a half ago I bought a Jegs brand line lock for my car. About two months ago I finally get the car running, but the hydroboost isn't working. After about a month of dicking around with the Hydroboost, replacing the power steering pump, replacing valves, I finally get that working. I try driving the car and as soon as I step on the brakes they lock up and stay locked, until I crack a bleeder screw.
I determine it is the rear brakes and thinking it is the hydroboost, I start dicking with everything on that, like all of the push rods, etc. I have separate master cylinders for both the front and rear and there are separate push rods for each M/C. I have clearance on both push rods and the piston is fully retracted. Even after I remove the master cylinders from the bracket to assure everything is retracted, the brakes are still locked up...
So, I finally get around to bypassing the line lock and now everything works. No problem, I call Jegs, explain the problem, wait on hold about 10 minutes and they tell me they won't replace the $45 part because I've had it more than a year!! Huh? Just because I can't build an entire car in less than a year, you won't replace a simple part which has never been actuated? Nope, can't do it she said. I told her that I am not the best customer they have, I actually do buy a lot of parts from Jegs, but won't buy anything anymore. She said that was Okay with her and that she still couldn't exchange my part for another one.
I don't want a refund, I just want the part exchanged since I have a small plate welded to the chassis with the correct mounting pattern for the line lock and the brake lines are bent to fit their unit...Sheese.....Nope, still can't do anything about it.
I took it apart and either the bore isn't deep enough or the actuator shaft is too long because nothing can pass thru it when it is assembled. So, it really is a bad part.
Well, there is always Summit and a hundred other places......
That is my final Jegs experience......Gary
I determine it is the rear brakes and thinking it is the hydroboost, I start dicking with everything on that, like all of the push rods, etc. I have separate master cylinders for both the front and rear and there are separate push rods for each M/C. I have clearance on both push rods and the piston is fully retracted. Even after I remove the master cylinders from the bracket to assure everything is retracted, the brakes are still locked up...
So, I finally get around to bypassing the line lock and now everything works. No problem, I call Jegs, explain the problem, wait on hold about 10 minutes and they tell me they won't replace the $45 part because I've had it more than a year!! Huh? Just because I can't build an entire car in less than a year, you won't replace a simple part which has never been actuated? Nope, can't do it she said. I told her that I am not the best customer they have, I actually do buy a lot of parts from Jegs, but won't buy anything anymore. She said that was Okay with her and that she still couldn't exchange my part for another one.
I don't want a refund, I just want the part exchanged since I have a small plate welded to the chassis with the correct mounting pattern for the line lock and the brake lines are bent to fit their unit...Sheese.....Nope, still can't do anything about it.
I took it apart and either the bore isn't deep enough or the actuator shaft is too long because nothing can pass thru it when it is assembled. So, it really is a bad part.
Well, there is always Summit and a hundred other places......
That is my final Jegs experience......Gary
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