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Anybody had to replace brake lines from ABS to rear axle?
I’m looking for anyone who has had to replace their steel brake lines from the ABS to the rear axle. A price point would be helpful.
Also I would be I interested to know if anyone has re-routed the brake lines when replacing them so as to avoid having to take off body panels, or if they found a shop that would route the lines like OEM for a reasonable price.
You have two choices, buy the entire rear brake lines from M/B and install the entire lines as is or cut off the areas that need replacing.
The bleeding of the entire system is very tedious and must be done correctly or else you will have braking problems because of air bubbles in the lines.
On mine, the lines were rusted at the points where they passed over the body mounts.
I bought some 3/16 cupro-nickle brake line, a bubble flair tool off ebay, and some metric fittings. I cut the lines below the driver's foot well, disconnected st the unions right above the rear axle. I pulled the lines out, shaped the new lines with the easily bendable cupro-nickel lines, slid them into place, connected them. Then used a pressure bleeder (harbor freight) and bled the lines.
The entire job was maybe 4 hours.
I was dreading doing the job, but it really was easy.
09-17-2021, 09:07 AM
