I mangled my brake line.
I mangled my brake line.
Well I was trying to put on my braided brake lines and the nut where it goes into the rubber line on the passenger side is completely rounded off, I used a line wrench but it is in there.
I am going to have to cut it out.
Does Chevrolet dealer sell lines pre bent or am I gonna have to bend it?
Please tell me the sell them pre bent.
I am going to have to cut it out.
Does Chevrolet dealer sell lines pre bent or am I gonna have to bend it?
Please tell me the sell them pre bent.
I'm not sure but looking in the parts manual it says (Tubing, bulk (steel) 3/16x20 FT roll (FRT BRK) (8.965))
So I would say, it doesn't look good. Perhaps a junkyard replacement would be better?
JeffA
So I would say, it doesn't look good. Perhaps a junkyard replacement would be better?
JeffA
I'm still learning how to read the GM parts manual, but as far as I can tell all 93-97 cars have the same front break hard lines.
I wonder if you could cut and splice some line. I'm not sure if it’s just a flare and a nut set up or not but if so you might not have to replace the entire line.
JeffA
I wonder if you could cut and splice some line. I'm not sure if it’s just a flare and a nut set up or not but if so you might not have to replace the entire line.
JeffA
I did the exact same thing on my front line when I put my LS1 brakes on. The dealer sells the line in bulk. You will have to bend it and then flare it correctly at the ends.
I also tried purchasing the premade lines from the automotive stores to bend myself, but none of them have the 2 different nuts on the ends. (They are different size nuts)
I ended up getting one from the junkyard.
I also tried purchasing the premade lines from the automotive stores to bend myself, but none of them have the 2 different nuts on the ends. (They are different size nuts)
I ended up getting one from the junkyard.
Man I definitely can see how you did it......I almost did on the center rear line and then finally decided to leave it rubber so that I didn't mangle it.....They are tough to get off for sure.
Anyways....Can't you just cut off the nut and buy a flaring kit and re-flare the tubing? I thought I had always heard that flaring isn't too difficult....not sure...
Of course, by the time you went through that you could have probably drove to the junkyard, gotten a line and put it on.
Anyways....Can't you just cut off the nut and buy a flaring kit and re-flare the tubing? I thought I had always heard that flaring isn't too difficult....not sure...
Of course, by the time you went through that you could have probably drove to the junkyard, gotten a line and put it on.
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