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So I had a brake line bust and now have no idea how to fix it.

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Old 12-31-2009, 10:38 AM
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If you replace it the way Charlie did it won't matter because you'll be rerouting the new line away from where the old line is.
 
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Originally Posted by charlie1935
Mine did the same thing.
I got four sections of brake line at A-zone, One 60 inches long, one 30, and two shorter ones of different lengths.
ran them from the T fitting behind the left front wheel along the top of the frame rail to the fitting above the rear axle.
Just took slight bending by hand.
Covered the new line with vacuum hose every place it could touch anything and tied it down with heavy duty plastic ties.
Less than $50.00 spent.
I went down to autozone and bought a 25' roll of line & fittings and simply made my own with a double flare kit. The line under the bed of the truck blew out on me as I was unloading my boat into the water on the ramp...that was interesting...plus we still had to get home.

I unbolted the bed, slid it back by myself and balanced the wheel well arch on the tire so the bed was at a 45 degree angle...this gave me the access I needed to change out the 12' line. I pulled the old one, flared out one end of the line, bent it into shape, then flared out the other end; took about an our for the whole process plus I have 10' of spare line if another breaks.
 
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Old 12-31-2009, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by hometheaterman
How can I tell what would have caused it to bust since I can't even see the line?
It runs between the gas tank in the frame rail.
Crud collects in there and eventually rust the line through.
It's possible the fuel line will do the same thing.
 
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Old 12-31-2009, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by charlie1935
It runs between the gas tank in the frame rail.
Crud collects in there and eventually rust the line through.
It's possible the fuel line will do the same thing.

EXACTLY what happend to mine...very poor design by dodge.
 
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Is anything Dodge designs a good design? Nothing I've found so far.
 
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Originally Posted by hometheaterman
Is anything Dodge designs a good design? Nothing I've found so far.
yea, the bottom end of the Magnum motors
 
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What's wrong with the bottom end?
 
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No need to drop the tank, feel free to do so if you like doing unnecessary work.

It could have failed from corrosion, mine sure did.
 
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One of the first things I had to do on mine was replace the corroded brake lines. I am surprised my friend's (who I bought it from) mechanic never noticed how bad they were. Looked plenty scary to me so I had them all replaced.
 
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So do I need a flare tool or what do I need? I'm really debating if I'm going to attempt this myself or have a shop do it. I'm going to either call the shop tomorrow or start trying to gather stuff myself. I have no brake line flaring tools or anything like that or bending tools or anything. So what would I need? Or are the brake lines you guys are getting already having the fittings on there? How did you all attach them to the frame rail for you guys that left the old line there and ran it ontop? Also did you have to cut the old line or is there a spot it had a connector in it that you could just connect this new line into?
 
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