Hello, the other day my Emergency Brake CEL came on, and I felt an extremely mushy pedal. I noticed dried brake fluid on my driver-side rear tire and replaced a faulty cylinder. While I was down there I also realized one of my rear brake-lines was rusted and leaking all over the other lines/hoses below it. Could someone please tell me if there is a pre-bent replacement for this line, and if not, what do I need to replace it. Thanks so much for your time, and I'm sorry for the crappy iphone pic.

 

I had the same thing happen to me a couple of years ago. I know that you can get pre-shaped lines for them. When I did mine I just picked up some straight tube and bent it myself. I'm not 100% sure where to get the pre-shaped line but I know you will be able where to get it on-line.

 

No need to buy a prebent line. Just go to advanceauto or autozone and get some of their pre assembled Poly Armour brake lines. The fittings are already on and flared. Just figure out the approximate lengths you need. The brake lines can easily be bent by hand as you route it under your Jeep. Very easy.

Edit. I found my receipt for when I replaced my rear lines. I recommend you replace both rear lines, not just the one thats leaking. If one is bad, the other one is soon to follow.

www.Advanceauto.com
Part number 16190013 and 16190016
You can replace the lines for less than $14.

Those two lines will be pretty much an exact fit for what you need and are easily bent by hand. The longer line was a little on the long side, but I gave it a larger loop up around the rear pumpkin to take up the excess space.

 

Thanks so much for the help. I've never done brake lines before, anything else I should know before diving in? Also, please forgive my ignorance, whats the pumpkin?

 

Not a problem. Everyone has to learn some how.
The best advice that I can give you is not to try to bend the tube by hand or you have a good chance of kinking it and cause the new line to leak. You can pick up a tube bender fairly cheap at the parts store. You don't need to get a fancy tube bender. They do sale ones that look like a spring that you slide over the tube. That's what I used when I did mine and it work just as good as my high priced tube bender if not better.

 

That's very good advice.



Honest ignorance needs no forgiveness! We all suffer from it in different areas.

The Pumpkin is the differential. It's about the size and shape of a pumpkin, kind of, so...


Mr. Torrez is exactly right - don't try to do it by hand. I haven't used the spring type he mentions, so it's good to know they work well.

Here are some other options:

This one is junk - a complete waste of money:

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...rchTerm=bender

This one works great:

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=972559_0_0_

I have seen a similar one made by OEM which is much cheaper. Couldn't find a link for you, though. I got mine at Pep Boys, but I don't see it on their site right now.

 

you don't need a fancy brake line bender, use a small peice of pipe or spray can to roll the brake line around. brake lines are pretty easy to install. when you go to the parts store to get new line, grab the fitting with the flared piece of line and take them in with you. brake line isn't listed in the parts catalog for your jeep, they will need to know what flare, what size line, and what threads are on the brake nuts.

 

Put two bolts in a vice next to eachother and use that as a bender.

I just welded two bolts next to eachother so I can put it in a vice easier. Makes super tight radius bends without kinking them.

Picture related.

 

I hear what every one says but when I lost my brakes last summer luckily in my driveway and not when I was going 70 mph on highway, I just went to the dealer and bought the lines perfectly formed for my model year XJ. And they were not that expensive. I think I paid less than $75 for all three steel lines; the real long one from the booster to the rear and the two front ones. It was a good bit of work (and art) to get them routed thru the maze but it made life a lot easier. Up to you. Buying the "raw" tubes will be cheaper but I went this route.

 

The new Poly Armour and copper/nickle alloy brake lines are much easier to bend and won't kink like the Old Factory style hard steel tubes. I just replaced every single line in an Olds Aurora and the rear lines on my Jeep using the Poly lines, and never bothered using my bender. Just bent the line around obstacles as needed. Not a single problem with kinks.

Look up part number 16190016 on www.advanceauto.com and read the customer reviews regarding how easy it is to bend these lines with only your fingers. Although I would say using a bender would probably get you cleaner looking bends.

 

$75 for brake lines? Holy carp!

Fyi you can buy a 25ft roll at AutoZone for $22 brake line nuts are only a few bucks

 

there is a kit on rockauto and at some auto parts stores online.

 

O'Reilly's and auto zone rent the tube bender and flare tool free. A nickname for differential. Pumpkins 👽