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Front left brake line replacement. - COMPLETED 850 1995

posted by  someone claiming to be Yuri on  Wed Oct 12 02:40 CST 2005 [RELATED]

I want to complete this trend, in case someone will read it in the future.
The rounded nut was a lost cause, I could not do anything about it. Took the car to a local garage. Most garages have brake lines and hardware to install them. They simply cut the solid line on my car some 3" away from the rubber hose joint and extended it with a new piece. They connected this extension and the existing line with a union with 2 o-rings. The result was very professional, neat, and 100% functional.
The job took an hour and cost $100. But again, very neat job.

I still had to replace the right side rubber hose. This time I had a Mac flare nut wrench, 11mm size. No heating or soaking - the flare nut unscrewed! It took some force, but a good wrench does it all. A regular 14mm wrench is OK to hold the rubber hose side. Then it took 5 min to install a new hose and 10 min to bleed the brakes.

So, most important tip: get a good wrench. Good means Snap-on or Mac. Craftsman and such are not good enough. They have some solt of "lip" on the edges and do not "hug" the nut completely. Whatever you pay for a good wrench (I bought mine used on eBay for $10), even ful price of some $30 is absolutely worth it.






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