Much appreciated! So, how high & how long should I use "heat, " for?

 

A little tip here. Since you're replacing the hard lines, they will probably break anyway so help them a bit. Saw them off flat with the flare nut end. Use a 6 point socket to get a good grip. Hold the junction block firmly and take the ends out. Don't fight the lines, just replace them. They have gotten brittle because of corrosion and you'll waste a bunch of time trying to do it the normal way. At 25 years old, I'd replace the flex hoses too. Now, on top of the rear differential is also your RWAL brake sensor. That is involved in the lines too.


When I did a '97 Dakota, I had to hunt for the proper fittings. If you reuse the flare nuts on steel lines, you can get away from that. Otherwise you may make a bunch of trips to the parts store. The socket trick will save a bunch of trouble.

 

This. You already know the lines are gonna break. Save yourself some hate and discontent.

I'd try chems first...... and only resort to heat if they REALLY didn't wanna come out. Heat will destroy the seals in the wheel cylinders......

 

Thanks for the tip! I'll Def try it out. At this point wouldn't it just be easier to replace that flex hose & that Lil box that i can't get those flare nuts off of? Brake junction box? I'm not sure if that's what that whole set up is called. I mean it started with rear shoes, turning in to springs, wheel cylinders & the hard brake lines. May as well just replace the rest & be done w/it! 6wks w/o a vehicle, is going to send me to the looney bin!. Haha. Thx again, appreciate all the help!

 

If it's part of the line, go for it. Keep in mind, getting the upper end loose isn't gonna be any fun either.

 

Ugh.. ya know, I'm pretty good at doing what I need done to my vehicles. I don't know everything, that's for sure! But I think I've figured out when the dodge wins... Dodge-1 Owner-0

 

I've been known to just chop the fitting off the hard line coming to the back, putting a new one on there, re-flaring the line, and calling it a day. I have also had some success with using chems to get the flare nut to break loose, then spinning the soft line to get it unthreaded. Makes getting the flare nut to break loose on the hard line MUCH easier.

 

I know when I'm defeated. Brakes obviously are not anything I can do. May as well as well sell it... thank you for all the suggestions & tips, but I understand nothing on half of what you're talking about. Sorry guys.

 

Well, you know your own limits. The brakes on your truck are reasonably simple compared to later full time ABS. You're basically squirting fluid through a straw. Compared to the new cars with full wheel ABS and the old stuff before self energizing brakes, it's simple. Then again, smart phones are supposed to be simple and I'm mystified by them.