Brake Line Help
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Burning Brakes
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From: Round Rock Texas
Brake Line Help
My 75 Vette. Problem: leaking hard brake line on drivers side. It is the one that goes into the flexible brake hose. I installed new braided lines and that one I must have manhandled too much and it is leaking. I will have to replace it. How hard is it do disassemble the line and replace with a new line? Would it be easier to take to a brake shop and have them re-flare and new fitting?
Thanks.
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From: Jeffersonville Indiana 812-288-7103
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This is the metal line that is about 1" long and runs from the prop. valve to the hose? Or is this the cross over line. The cross over line is a pain but not all that hard to replace. The short line on the driver side is not that bad at all as long as it comes loose from the valve.
Personally I would do the work myself over taking it to a brake shop. If you do this job and have bleeding issues just post again. http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...ducts_id=15599
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Personally I would do the work myself over taking it to a brake shop. If you do this job and have bleeding issues just post again. http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...ducts_id=15599
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Last edited by Willcox Corvette; Jan 1, 2010 at 09:58 PM.
Instructor
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From: Omaha ne
You may have some debris on the seat not allowing the seal to take place.
you could dismantle the joint and inspect the sealing surfaces for any problems or sometimes we have found that by loosening and retightening the fitting several times the leak will seal up.
you could dismantle the joint and inspect the sealing surfaces for any problems or sometimes we have found that by loosening and retightening the fitting several times the leak will seal up.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2006
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From: Round Rock Texas
This is the metal line that is about 1" long and runs from the prop. valve to the hose? Or is this the cross over line. The cross over line is a pain but not all that hard to replace. The short line on the driver side is not that bad at all as long as it comes loose from the valve.
Personally I would do the work myself over taking it to a brake shop. If you do this job and have bleeding issues just post again. http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...ducts_id=15599
Personally I would do the work myself over taking it to a brake shop. If you do this job and have bleeding issues just post again. http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...ducts_id=15599
Thanks.
Former Vendor
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 76,656
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From: Jeffersonville Indiana 812-288-7103
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Marz, that is the cross over line... in the picture above it is the one running above the blue line shown... It run from there all they way over to the other hose behind the front cross member.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Round Rock Texas
Thanks Willcox for the diagram. It helps. I have it filed away for future reference.
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