98CherokeeLimit4x4

I was wondering if ya'll know anyone who sells prebent brake line coming from master cylinder all the way back to the rear hose?

BlueXJ

Not that I am aware of but the long steel lines are available at most auto parts stores like Advance and O'Reillys. They will rent you a tubing bender or you can purchase a cheap one at HF to make the bends.

BTW bumping does not work and is strongly discouraged on this forum. It is considered post padding.

sean882

Alright, on my way home today, my brakes went. Completely. So glad I fixed my emergency brake in the spring. Anyhow, theres a (pretty large) hole in the main brake line. How difficult would it be to bend a new one and get it in there? Its at my grandparents house right now, luckily not too far from where they died. I could have AAA tow it to a shop and do it, or do it myself there in the next couple days. What would I be getting myself into if I did it all?

98 JeepJeep

not hard at all....measure how long of steel line you need (comes in a premade section). Its 3/16" get a piece a little longer....use a bender to route it like the stock piece. Bleed all 4 corners of the brakes starting with the rear and the line farthest away from the splitter tee. I reccomend a good set of Flare nut wrenches......for the flare nuts and the bleeder valves on the calipers/wheel cylinders.

jd4x426

its really easy all you really need is a flairing tool a bender is recomended but you can bend with your hands if your carefull get a roll of 3/16" tubing from parts store and a few male and female connectors make your bends pyut on your fittings and your done bleed from the wheel farthest from the master cylinder and work your way back

sean882

Alrighty, thanks for the reassurance. I'll give this a try on Wednesday, as its raining tomorrow, and I don't think I can get a ride to where its parked.

muddeprived

My buddy was gonna do this on his 01 last week but ran out of time. The guy at napa told him to cut the entire hardline into three pieces for ease of removal and then lay it down together to measure. He did suggest to just cut it where the bad section starts and use the flare tools to put in the new section. It's easier than replacing the entire line.

sean882

Alright, I got this done tonight. All the lines in. Not exactly the same bends as stock, but close enough.

My bleeder valve screws both broke. Rusted too much, tried to gently loosen them with a steady force, and both rear bleeders sheared right off. I guess its time to put new wheel cylinders in.. and hope the brake lines that feed into them come off. I'd love to avoid getting some of that line. It looks like its wrapped in wire... whats it called?