Part number needed please

[Bizzy]

Brake line, driver's side under the driver's door area. Is it one piece from the master cylinder to the rear? Is it a DYS job or shop job? Any help and info (part number especially) would be greatly appreciated.

TIA!

 

[nothingtoseehere]

Hard line Beth? It is a cut and splice job. No pre formed lines out there. I just did the rear on the 94 beater and have about 20' spliced in the 97.

 

[Bizzy]

Yep, it's the hard line. I didn't think that I could cut and splice given the pressure in the brake lines.

Could you give me some details on how you did it, or rather, what all you used to do the job please? ie: Compression type couplers on fuel line? Any idea of the ID of the line?

TIA hun, your check's in the mail.

 

[SHO#7]

Beth, I do not know the size off hand. But compression fittings are a no-no. They will work, but that is illegal and unsafe. You need to get a flare tool and cut out the bad section of line. Clean and flare at the ends on the car where the line remains good. But a metal line from your local parts store, and get two unions and two end connectors. That way you can install the line correctly.

If you happen to have had a line failure where it is easy to access. I would say you can do this no problem. If it is going to be difficult on your back in the driveway to bend all that line correctly, I would recommend a shop. For a referance I had all new lines made on a 91 that I had. It cost 400. That was well worth it to me.

Mike

 

[Mr Anonymous]

It's 3/16" standard brake line, and as Mike mentioned you want flare unions not compression.

 

[Bizzy]

Well, it's fixed for now. Let me be the first to say that cutting off the bad pieces was the easiest. Doing (or attempting to do) double flares on your back, while the line is on the car is a real pain in the ass. Some of the line was perfect...you know...the parts that had the coating on the outside of the line. But from the door back, its condition was worse than I thought. The bottom of the line looked pretty good but the top was horrible.

I got one side done and was checking for leaks and quite quickly I was doused with an atomized spray of brake fluid........from the other line. Naturally. But better to find out while the car is still in the driveway than out on the road.

Thanks for the advice guys. I hope it's all good now. I do plan on replacing the rest of the lines, but that will happen another day.

 

[nothingtoseehere]

I had the same thing. I was leakin from the side, spliced it, hit the brakes, was leaking from the rear. So I went through every line and inspected and spliced wherever it LOOKED a little rusty.

Beth, we are looking into having an aftermarket make preformed lines in SS for all gens ... I am sure you will be notified if anything materializes from it ...

 

[Bizzy]

That would be very interesting to see Randy. It would be really nice if they were coated with a similar material that I found on the front-most line is on my 96 because the lines are already SS to my understanding and even SS corrodes in the rust belt states.

Either way though, you guys keep me posted.

 

[nothingtoseehere]

Yeah, I went over that with Kirk a few weeks ago. I rusted in I think the same spot as you, right where that stupid plastic clip is. The line was absolutely PERFECT where you peeled back that coating. I am thinking something like the rubberized "dip" they have for hand tools would work the same way...

 

[SHOZ123]

I'll soon need to do this. I will use some epoxy paint on them.

What I did two years ago is spray a heavy coat of a pressurized petroleum jelly on them. Otherwise they would have let loose already.

 

[Ian Macoomb]

Yes, it is better to find your brake line leaks in the driveway than at the drag strip like me.

That reminds me, I need to get mine replaced. Hey Mr. A, you want to take care of that for me? Or get Kirk to? Just add it on to my tab.