2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Blew a brake line

[DThibault]

I got into my 2001 for a trip to town and the previous driver had neglected to tell me of the no brake situation. After crawling around on the grass I found the brake line to the rear had popped a hole up behind the fuel tank. From experience, is it easier to drop the tank or pull the short bed to get at the culprit? I've done things both ways on the first gens, just looking for a little guidance.

 

[Mishkaya]

I found it easier to drop the tank on my'01 than remove the bed, but then again I also have ladder racks and a topper...

I lost mine last year, installed hard lines from Fedhill, and replaced the soft lines with the braided stainless ones from EGR brakes, and hopefully won't have to deal with this again on this truck...

 

[mwilson]

If you need the truck in a hurry, do it from underneath and zip-tie the replacement line to the old one as much as possible.



When you have more time pull the body or drop the tank and get the replacement snapped into the holders.



I highly recommend the copper/nickle alloy line for use in our part of the world, I think a lot of people have used since we first brought it up on here and are happy with it.



Mike.

 

[The patriot]

I dropped the tank on mine. Same line as yours.

Use the lines that Mwilson talked about. Theyre much easier to work with and are supposed to last MUCH longer than the factory stuff.

 

[DThibault]

Thanks, a rainy day Tuesday, will do it then!

 

[Joe Mc]

Same line went out on mine a few years back. I was able to disconnect the fittings and fish the whole line out from the front = without having to remove the tank or bed. Had to use skinny long screwdriver to pop the line out of the plastic mount / clips between frame and tank. Once I got it out I copied the bends as I made the new line, zip tying the new to the old as I went along to aid with the copy. Make sure to leave at least 2" extra at each end for fudge factor with those fiddly double flairs. Oh, and don't forget the nuts go on before you make the flares. Once all done I fished it back in from front to back and used the long screw driver to pop the new line into the clips.

 

[The patriot]

If you get the copper/nickel line that mwilson said, it flares very nicely.

I didnt mess any flares up and God knows I'm the impatient type.

I just want to Get r done and back together.

 

[DThibault]

All done, the worst part was disconnecting from the block behind the front wheel. I ended up dropping the tank a little and using the black line. I know the mechanic at the local dealer and he said a couple of hours would do it. Next time they will do it.