93 Camry Rear Brake Line

[Strum]

While I search through pages of brake line issues, I figure I would post a specific question in hopes someone might reduce search time:

Rear brake line going from passenger side across to driver side has a severe leak.

Question: It appears that the line coming off where it connects to the brake hose is not metal and there is a section on each end of the metal line where it inserts into the section Is there a way to remove the metal line from the hose (or whatever the material is) without having to replace the entire line? What I am trying to avoid is running a line all the way to the front.

Passengers side



Drivers side:

[ghettosled]

that is probably just a plastic or rubber protector for the curve in the line. brake lines have to be metal to maintain the pressure needed. if the line is leaking, the line from the wheel cylinder to where the other fitting is has to be replaced. (i think its under the hood on the fire wall.) you can replace just the bad section by cutting and double-flaring the sections to screw ends together assuming the line isnt rusty (ha, ha), but its not worth the time, money effort or taking the safety risk of having additional potential leak points.

hey, brake lines are cheap. oh, in replacing rear brake line(s) you will probably rupture your fuel lines as well. im in ohio as well and rust is a b!tch and all of these lines go at the same time.

you do have a couple options if you replace this yourself.

1. buy a line(s) and bend and flair your own.
2. buy pre-bent lines from the dealer. this is what i did on my camry and the price really wasnt bad. i think i bought all of the lines for $150.

but do get this fixed asap. the leak will only get worse and if you have to do a sudden stop, you can totally blow the line and lose your rear brakes (and your front brakes eventually if your master cylinder runs dry).

[JohnGD]

I'd agree getting the OEM brake line from the dealer is the easiest. The plastic sheath only helps to protect the double steel brake line meeting SAE standards.

Unless you have experience flaring and bending steel tubing, it's faster just to use a pre-bent OEM line. It's worth it.

Before you remove the line, depress and hold the brake pedal partially so the fluid doesn't drain out completely from the MC, then you'll have an air problem. Remove the stop lamp fuse or disconnect the battery.

Get a quart of Valvoline synthetic brake fluid or Castrol GT LMA (both are low moisture activity fluids).

Get a set of flare nut wrenches like:
http://www.harborfreight.com/5-piece...set-99993.html

Better yet, a set of crowfoot flare with a torque wrench:
http://www.harborfreight.com/10-piec...set-97952.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-8-eig...rench-807.html

Originally Posted by Strum

While I search through pages of brake line issues, I figure I would post a specific question in hopes someone might reduce search time:

Rear brake line going from passenger side across to driver side has a severe leak.

Question: It appears that the line coming off where it connects to the brake hose is not metal and there is a section on each end of the metal line where it inserts into the section Is there a way to remove the metal line from the hose (or whatever the material is) without having to replace the entire line? What I am trying to avoid is running a line all the way to the front.

[ghettosled]

what john^ said.

the only things i would add is if you are doing this yourself, you can use an old turkey baster to drain the MC reservoir then disconnect the line.

and remember you will have to bleed the entire system. at least on mine, all of the bleeders were clogged with debris so i had to remove and clean them before bleeding the system.