REQ: Help and or advice brake lines - speficically front to rear line....

1988 Jeep Wrangler
4 cylinder
Complete brake system failure
Replacing everything
Master cylinder
Proportioning valve
All brake lines

All old brake components removed from the jeep
Installing replacement stainless steel brake lines from 4WD hardware
nice kit
Anyone done this before????
Need any hints or tips on how to install new brake line that goes from
proportioning valve to the rear brake line
Had to cut old line to allow removal of this old line
This line has quite a few bends to it.

Afraid to ask how much stuff has to be removed to allow installation
of this line
Anyone know a good contortionist???

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated

Ken

Hi Ken,
The only thing extra, I do is pull the radiator when replacing the
water pump. Try your best to feed it through, without removing anything.
Buy one of these spring thingies to assist in making your bends without
kinking them: http://www.billhughes.com/tubebender.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O


wrote:
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> 1988 Jeep Wrangler
> 4 cylinder
> Complete brake system failure
> Replacing everything
> Master cylinder
> Proportioning valve
> All brake lines
>
> All old brake components removed from the jeep
> Installing replacement stainless steel brake lines from 4WD hardware
> nice kit
> Anyone done this before????
> Need any hints or tips on how to install new brake line that goes from
> proportioning valve to the rear brake line
> Had to cut old line to allow removal of this old line
> This line has quite a few bends to it.
>
> Afraid to ask how much stuff has to be removed to allow installation
> of this line
> Anyone know a good contortionist???
>
> Any help or advice is greatly appreciated
>
> Ken

Hmmm......

I don't know if it is possible to do from the bottom. It is easy with
the body tub out of the way.....

I am thinking you at least will need a hoist so you have room to
maneuver the line.

If you have to bend the line, I recommend one of those coil spring
benders so you don't kink it. They thread over the line end slowly,
then slide along to where you need to bend and keep the lines round.
Auto parts shops sell them and plumbing supply shops sell them.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

wrote:
>
> 1988 Jeep Wrangler
> 4 cylinder
> Complete brake system failure
> Replacing everything
> Master cylinder
> Proportioning valve
> All brake lines
>
> All old brake components removed from the jeep
> Installing replacement stainless steel brake lines from 4WD hardware
> nice kit
> Anyone done this before????
> Need any hints or tips on how to install new brake line that goes from
> proportioning valve to the rear brake line
> Had to cut old line to allow removal of this old line
> This line has quite a few bends to it.
>
> Afraid to ask how much stuff has to be removed to allow installation
> of this line
> Anyone know a good contortionist???
>
> Any help or advice is greatly appreciated
>
> Ken