I thought the rear flex line on my 84 was busted, but it turns out that the metal line has a hole rusted through it. Where I can get a new line, or do I have to build one?
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Gotta buy strait lengths and bend/connect then where you need them. Did it break over the transmission cross-member as usual? if so go ahead and replace that whole length on that strait stretch of frame.Attached FilesPete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
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No, it's right on the nut where it connects to the rear flex line.Awesome Electronic Cigarettes
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Damn, that's a tight squeeze. You just have to replace as much line as you need to get to a portion you have enough room to cut and flare. have fun!Pete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
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If it rotted there, its probably questionable in other places. Inspect that line very closely and replace as needed. I did the entire rear line on my car when I did the rear discs. It had been patched once, and it was in generally poor condition.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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Originally posted by phayzer5
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invest in a double flaring tool and a small tubing cutter.....you'll get lots of use out of it and will be popular with your friends.....might even be able to get in some womans pants after you fix her brake line.
i would replace the rear brake hose also and check the rest of the lines.......seems like part of the program here with any car that's 20 yrs old.....heck i'm replaced lines on the neighbors 96 buick and half the lines on skippys f250
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like others have said, if you're replacing it there, you might as well do all the rear brake line and hosing.
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rear passenger side metal line on my car rubbed through, good thing I have an extra rear diff laying around. I pulled the line off it and swapped it.
try a local salvage yard, steal a brake line off of it.2003 Town Car Signature - 3.27 RAR, Dual exhaust and J-mod - SOLD 9/2011
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I personally would just fab a new line, I wouldnt suggest the junkyard on this
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Yeah, I figure anything I steal a line from is going to be nearly as old as my car, so I'd rather go "new" here. Is the line just one piece from the master cylinder back, or are there crazy couplers and adapters and things in there, too?Awesome Electronic Cigarettes
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yup
Amen brother! Also get yourself a tubing bender, and start thinking out side of the box. With these tools and enough line you can run it any way you want and tie it up with zipper ties. I have found in the past that usually right by the orininal line is usually the best place for it.Originally posted by Lincolnmania View PostMy wife and I.sigpicComment
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I remove rusted lines and just put the new one in the stock clamps. Somehow having an abandoned line in there bugs me.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
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