Rear brake line size

[MotRhead]

hey guys does anyone know the size of the tubing and the fittings for the rear steel brake lines? i need to make a new one and i need to have it kinda drivable untill i have the new parts to fab it up.

 

[foreverfalcon40]

Umm go on Ebay a seller in Canada has two fronts and one rear for like 50 bucks shipping is quick.

I installed it and its ****!

 

[ravingmadman]

Yeah, don't try to fab a brake line. Those are too important not to trust to the experts, even if you're a pro. My $0.02.

 

[MotRhead]

Umm go on Ebay a seller in Canada has two fronts and one rear for like 50 bucks shipping is quick.

I installed it and its ****!

those are for the flex lines , i need the hard Steel line that is on the axle housing , gm dosen't sell them anymore

 

[ravingmadman]

those are for the flex lines , i need the hard Steel line that is on the axle housing , gm dosen't sell them anymore

Ahh. Got to a junk yeard. Usually a junk yard will have a stack of rear ends, and you can pull what you need off of them. The bolt assembly where the brakes meet and bolt to the differential is worth its weight in gold.

 

[3-lot]

the line on the rear axle is 3/16", fittings are either 5/16, or 3/8, depending on the wheel cylinders.

 

[MotRhead]

the line on the rear axle is 3/16", fittings are either 5/16, or 3/8, depending on the wheel cylinders.

thank you , Since your from my aread kinda do you know of any junk yards around here that would have such a part? I do agree and i don't wanna make one , i just wanna under both ends put the new one in an bleed the piss outta the brakes

i might get SS lines just for the fun of it

 

[3-lot]

no clue on junk yards, ( i recently moved to this area)
i hate napa parts with a passion, however, they have some nice steel brake line that has a coating on it that allows it to bend by hand without kinking at all. its so easy to use and mold to the shape that i have to recommend it.
recommend this way before getting used brake parts from a yard.

 

[ravingmadman]

If you don't have a good junk yard, or if the yard doesn't have any decent looking brake lines (be picky- they're important, as 3-lot correctly asserts), you can fill the napa/schucks/etc. brake line with sand before you bend it to make sure you keep the integrity of the line. Make sure you wash it out, and dry it really well before you install it though. Sand or water in the brake lines is less than ideal. This is also how you bend copper pipe to make a distillery. Not that I'd know though. No. Definitely not...