CAUTION! Coroded brake lines can fail!
#31
I figured I would share this in case anybody is in the same boat as me after replacing brake lines. I killed the clips holding my wheel well splash guard when I removed them. I figured oh well and went to the dealer to replace. It was going to be over $50 for 9 of them lol. I said forget that. I found them on eBay in packs of 25 for under $10 shipped: http://motors.desc.shop.ebay.com/i.h...0.l1313&_rdc=1
Rob
Rob
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#34
All lines are 3/16. The ones that touch the proportioning valve under the hood are bubble flare. Thats why the block on the frame is there, to convert bubble flare to regular 37*.
Everything else on the truck is 37* standard double flare. Make sure you get new wheel cylinders and some new bleeders in case you break one off.
Everything else on the truck is 37* standard double flare. Make sure you get new wheel cylinders and some new bleeders in case you break one off.
#36
You cant use the standard flare tool, you need a metric bubble flare tool. You can buy the premade lines, but, look at the nuts, some are larger than regular and you would need to use your existing nuts, with a made up line to do those. Best bet is to buy the $35 tool and make the metric lines yourself.
#37
#38
So after getting my truck back today I did some more checking all over the whole truck. The only lines that have an rust on them at all are one going from the master cylinder to the box thing. This is very very light brown spots on it. Not really rust yet, and the other one is one going from the box down to a connector right at the front drivers side wheel. It's got a decent bit of surface rust, but isn't rusted through. So it's only 2 lines and not very long lines at all. I'd just like to go ahead and change them so I don't have to worry for quite a while. Should I get the tools to make these or since it's only two lines should I just buy the lines?
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#40
Trying to decide. I don't want to spend a ton more just for the tools and to make the lines than I would if I just bought the lines. However, I figure if I buy them now that I can use them later. So it it would be similar in cost to just replacing the lines I'd just buy the tools.