[Carl968]

I am attempting to install stainless steel brake lines (hoses) on my '92 coupe. I have searched but found no topics for this situation. The lines that I purchased from Pelican Parts have fitting ends that do not swivel. Is this typical and how are they installed? Do I have to remove the calipers?

Also, the rear hose have female fittings on both ends that do not swivel. The rear calipers on my '92 coupe have hard lines from the center of the inside part of the caliper ( same location as the hose on the front caliper) with a male end into the caliper. Am I missing something about this installation or are the possibly the wrong parts? Any help or comments would be helpful and appreciated.

Thanks,

Carl

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[jww968]

You have to remove the caliper. I'm not sure what you are describing on the rear, but I would not remove the hard pipe. The stainless steel hose should only replace the rubber part of the brake line. If this is a street car, replacing the lines with original parts may be a better long term solution.

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[Carl968]

This is a street car. The rear caliper does not appear to have a rubber hose. It only has a hard (steel) line into the caliper.

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[Brian]

i switched mine out last year as well.

i removed the front calipers to do it because. like you said, there's no swivels. i don't know what they were thinking! make sure you torque the heck out of the two bolts on each side that hold the calipers when you're done. i can't remember the spec.

they also don't fit so well back into the brackets like the oem ones. i used zip ties the best i could to hold them in.



in the rears, the stainless lines go back up a ways. trace your hard pipe back up into the car, past the axle, and you'll find the flexible part. it's up there so that the rear suspension can pivot. i originally switched them out by reaching in from the side of the car. i used a lot of bad language and the wife didn't talk to me for a week afterwards.



in hindsight, you do not have to remove the rear calipers. drive the car up on ramps or use some trustworthy jacks and crawl under the car. shouldn't be too tough from there.



make sure you bleed your lines thoroughly when you're done. lots of air will invade the system. and bleed your clutch while you're at it. it's all the same resevoir.



if you're into it, it would be a good time to replace your fuel filter, too. it's up in that general area. no sense jacking the car and crawling under it more than you have to.



hope that helps! good luck.

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[Carl968]

Thanks for the help. Will certainly make the job easier.

Carl

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[968bill]

[quote name='Brian' date='Apr 19 2006, 03:24 PM']i removed the front calipers to do it because. like you said, there's no swivels.  i don't know what they were thinking! 

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No need to remove calipers and when you think about it (or do it once) you realize if you screw the end that goes into the caliper first, leaving the brake line end disconnected, then attach the brake line end the process is quite simple. Of course I didn't realize this the first line I did but I figured it out before I did the other front line.



The rears are a bit$h and I had mine on a scissor lift! You just need to be able to at them from at least 2 angles, takes time and remain calm (easier said than done).

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