brake line leaking

[vr4hotness]

Well drove the car today everything is fine and great, I turn up the block to my house brake pedal goes all the way to the floor,

I look under the car and the 4 line on the driver side looks like they are leaking
Picture attached.

How do I fix this?

 

[ercp98]

i used the following parts. you can fix it up to where the leak or to the brake bias splitter.
be careful too because the two other lines might be crusty and its for fuel.

you will also need an inverted flare tool.

 

[vr4hotness]

Awesome man.

So do I just cut that line?

 

[vr4hotness]

click

Is this the tool to use?

 

[ercp98]

yes, thats the tool i used. just cut the line up to where it is still solid. then used the coupling and start from there to replace the brake line all the way
to the caliper. if you have more time, i suggest replacing the complete break line from the splitter on the firewall to the back caliper.

 

[transparentdsm]

Quoting vr4hotness:
Awesome man.

So do I just cut that line?



pipe cutter

 

[vr4hotness]

Thanks a lot guys, gonna go to O'Riley's and get the parts since I'm off tomorrow, I can do the job.

You guys are awesome

 

[idreamidrive]

I see you are in CA. When I was doing the mechanic thing in the midwest, it was very common to pop the rest of the lines after repairing a line. It didn't happen every time, but be prepared for this.. Fix line, pop another, fix that one, pop another... and so on.

 

[vr4hotness]

Ya I think I'm gonna just fix all of them that need it. So I don't have to worry about again.

 

[vr4hotness]

OK, I had to order all the parts online so will be here early next week I have 2 questions

1.how the heck to I cut the line since there so tight together?


2.and do I just flare the OEM line correct?

Sorry big noon with this

 

[idreamidrive]

Pop the line out of the clips and then cut it. Make sure you don't put the coupler where the line needs to clip in.

Cut the OE line where there is clean line, inspect the whole line too just so you don't have to do double the work down the road.
Put fitting on the line. Do not forget to do this part.
Flare line.
Connect coupler to fitting.
Run line from coupler to rear brake.
Put fittings on line.
Flare ends.
Screw in fittings.
Bleed brakes starting at rear and then do fronts.

 

[Struc]

Save yourself the headache of having to fix later. Replace the line all the way from the prop valve to the rear for both of them. Might want to pick up a roll of larger diameter fuel line and do the feed and return gas lines at the same time while you're at it. I did all 4 of mine at the same time because none of them looked to be in great condition.

 

[idreamidrive]

^^^
2nd this


For some reason I can't quote the last post on any thread

 

[Coltsfan]

Third it.^^^^

 

[vr4hotness]

Waiting for my union flares to come in.