Removing stock brake lines?

[J-Ro]

Hi,

I'm having trouble removing the stock brake lines from my FG1. They come off the calipers fine, but I'm having a lot of trouble separating the soft line from the hard line where they join. I'm also not reefing on it because I don't want to screw anything up.
If anyone can offer suggestions or pics it would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
Jason

[blue1]

When removing...Keep the stock lines completely intact (i.e. do not remove anything especially the clip where the bracket connects the hard and soft lines). After that you need to break the nut on the hardline side. Use a flare wrench. Once you hear the nut break loose, you can remove all other components and continue with the brake line replacement.

[J-Ro]

Originally Posted by blueroadster

When removing...Keep the stock lines completely intact (i.e. do not remove anything especially the clip where the bracket connects the hard and soft lines). After that you need to break the nut on the hardline side. Use a flare wrench. Once you hear the nut break loose, you can remove all other components and continue with the brake line replacement.

Yeah, I figured that the 10mm was the first thing that had to be loosened, but it's being a real *****. I've given it gallons of WD-40, but still won't come off. The nut seems like it's made of very ductile steel (i.e. it wants to "round" itself). Never heard of a flare wrench before, but after a quick Google (I know, I know ) I think that's probably what I should be using.
Thanks for the help!

[blue1]

For some reason the front passenger side is the worst. In one case, even a flare wrench would not do the trick. Instead, I had to use a vice grip installed really tight in order to remove without stripping.

[J-Ro]

Originally Posted by blueroadster

For some reason the front passenger side is the worst. In one case, even a flare wrench would not do the trick. Instead, I had to use a vice grip installed really tight in order to remove without stripping.

Haha, figures. That was the one I was trying to get off
Well I'll ask my boss tomorrow for a flare wrench. He's big into cars and will probably have it.

I found another quirky thing... when taking the lower caliper piece off, the lower mounting bolts were much more difficult to get off than the top, for all four calipers..... who knows

So needless to say, yesterday I had to admit defeat, skip the lines, and flush and bleed the system with the stock lines still on. Unfortunately I don't have another car to get me around, so since my car's going in for an alignment tomorrow, I may get them to do that at the same time.

Thanks for your input anyway!

[J-Ro]

Okay I got the nuts off successfully.... one more question: are the rear lines permanently attached to the brackets where they connect to the hard lines? If so, what do I do for installation of the new lines? Leave the bracket out completely?

Thanks!

[blue1]

Originally Posted by J-Ro

Okay I got the nuts off successfully.... one more question: are the rear lines permanently attached to the brackets where they connect to the hard lines? If so, what do I do for installation of the new lines? Leave the bracket out completely?

Thanks!

Yes, the rear ones are permanently attached to the brackets. The new brake lines should have come with brackets for the rear that you need to use along with one clip for each side to secure the line to the new bracket. On my car the one clip on each side was not enough to secure the line to the bracket. I had to reuse the clips that were on the front to put on the rear so that the lines were secured tightly. Anotherwords, on each rear side you use the clip that came with the new lines and one clip from the front.

[J-Ro]

Originally Posted by blueroadster

Yes, the rear ones are permanently attached to the brackets. The new brake lines should have come with brackets for the rear that you need to use along with one clip for each side to secure the line to the new bracket. On my car the one clip on each side was not enough to secure the line to the bracket. I had to reuse the clips that were on the front to put on the rear so that the lines were secured tightly. Anotherwords, on each rear side you use the clip that came with the new lines and one clip from the front.

Hmm... I didn't get any brackets. I'll have to talk to Corsport about that one.
Thanks again!

[blue1]

Sorry, I meant that the replacement brake lines have the brackets attached to the lines.

[J-Ro]

Really? Mine don't. The rears have the same fitting as the fronts, i.e. the clip-style..... I'm starting to get confused... do you have any pictures?

[blue1]

Crap...I hate having to describe these things with mere words. I'll post a PIC tomorrow.

[blue1]

Three times a charm...For the rear lines, the bracket is attached in the stock setup. For the replacement lines, the bracket is separate from the hose (mine are Russell SS lines). Here is a PIC of the rear:



As you can see, I used two clips on this side (topside of the bracket) and two clips on the rear on the other side. One clip that came with the Russell lines and the stock front clip. Doubling them up helped to secure the line to the bracket itself. I know that the CorSport lines are a little diffenent than the Russell ones, but you should be able to figure it out.

[mishima8]

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[J-Ro]

Okay, thanks for the info. Maybe I'll just fabricate my own brackets

*EDIT* You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to blueroadster again.