brake hoses

[lindbergh]

Trying to remove the old brakes hoses. Took the nuts that hold the hose to the bracket, but can't get the hose to back off of the bracket, the hose fitting is pretty rusted. Is there a technique to get them to come out? Do they push directly out (tapped lightlly with a hammer-didn't work) or do you have to twist it to release it from the bracket or something else I am missing?

Thanks.

[DMCMW Dave]

Trying to remove the old brakes hoses. Took the nuts that hold the hose to the bracket, but can't get the hose to back off of the bracket, the hose fitting is pretty rusted. Is there a technique to get them to come out? Do they push directly out (tapped lightlly with a hammer-didn't work) or do you have to twist it to release it from the bracket or something else I am missing?

Thanks.

Tap heavier with a hammer. They are really wedged in there. Grab with a channelock and rock back and forth. Don't worry about damaging the threads, you are replacing it. The goal is to get it out without damaging the frame.

[PJ Grady Inc.]

Tap heavier with a hammer. They are really wedged in there. Grab with a channelock and rock back and forth. Don't worry about damaging the threads, you are replacing it. The goal is to get it out without damaging the frame.

With the heavy tapping you'll need to wedge a piece of wood or a tool handle between the weldnut on the tab/bracket and the frame or it will bend. Liberal use of a rust loosening lubricant like Kroil or similiar will usually help.
When those steps fail it's time to break out the torches and you will need a method of refinishing the scorched paint when you're done. It may sound extreme but here in the Northeast the torch method is required more often than I'd prefer. Oh to live in a sunny climate like California or Florida where dreams of clean undercarriages are often real!
Rob Grady

[dn010]

I just went through this last night. A tip if you would like to save the brake lines - loosen the nut holding the line in all the way almost to the top, put a socket that is larger than the threads but smaller than the nut over it and then tap on the socket with a hammer. As mentioned use a block or similar to prevent the bracket from bending.

On my old frame that saw NY roads for 7 years, there was no way to get the lines off/out without destroying the brackets, they broke right off. On my new frame from California (vin 712), the lines needed to be tapped on but came right out.

Amazing the difference where you live makes!

[Mark D]

There are a few good tips in this thread too. I used a vice/c-clamp for the welded on brackets to avoid bending them. A hammer works well for the hoses that pass through the frame for the rear hoses.

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?9039-replacing-brake-hoses

[Henrik]

Amazing the difference where you live makes!

Agreed - all my 100% Texas car needed was a light tap.

[JohnZ]

Here you get how I did it!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LMq-xSHdCc

It was bloody difficult until I found that particular tool! (ball joint remover)

[kings1527]

Trying to remove the old brakes hoses. Took the nuts that hold the hose to the bracket, but can't get the hose to back off of the bracket, the hose fitting is pretty rusted. Is there a technique to get them to come out? Do they push directly out (tapped lightlly with a hammer-didn't work) or do you have to twist it to release it from the bracket or something else I am missing?

Thanks.

Just did this the other day. It was hard to swing a hammer underneath the car so I used Break Free to break down rusty areas and the stuff is an absolute God-send. I sprayed it on, let it sit for about a minute, wiggled the hose, re-applied Break Free, and then wiggled it some more. Eventually with repeating all of that, the hose came out. The fronts are much easier to deal with than the rears. FWIW, I did have to bend the rear brackets just a bit to change the angle of attack and get the new stainless hoses to line up with the hard lines correctly. I don't remember having to do anything with the fronts. I think those came out pretty easily. Pretty sure I smacked them with a small sledge.

Lifetime CA car...so I guess it was the best-case scenario!