The brake lines on my 95 roadmaster need replaced between the master cylinder and the (I take it is the anti-lock brake box). The lines are rusted where the lines have had the road salt on them were they lie on the frame in the hold down brackets. My question is, do the brake lines you buy at the parts store have different threads than the anti-lock fittings? and do the loops that the factory puts on all the lines below the master cylinder necassary? Not sure if they are there for a purpose or just to use up line?
Huh, that's wierd that a line up there is rusty. I just had to change my line going to the rear. Check it out ! Right under the B pillar on top of the frame. I bet it's rustier than the one you're looking at. NAPA now sells steel compession fitting for brake lines. A total savior ! No more flaring tubing in tight spots. The coils are a good question. My theory is that the designers want to keep the brakes working evening during a BAD accident to allow for a LOT of frame movement in relation to the firewall.
Yea, it's where they set in the plastic brackets. Guess it holds moisture in there. I replaced the rear lines already. The body is in good shape, but an older guy owned it and guess he couldn't clean underneath too well. If I could find a donor car that had good ones would make it alot easier.
I just replaced the brake lines on my Parisienne a couple of months ago. They rusted through at the clips and the pedel went to the floor while I was driving it home, but I made it, almost in the ditch. Well anyways, I was going to bend my own and go though all of that headache, but I found this place online that sells complete sets of lines that are prebent on a CNC machine and they have sets for wagons. You can go with steel or stainless steel, so I chose the stainless so I will never have to worry about them again. They are an EXACT fit and match the factory ones 100%. I highly recomend them, and get the stainless as they are well worth the price. They made life alot easier for me as it only took me a few hours total to change all 7 lines. http://www.inlinetube.com/
Thanks 84, I'll give them a call tomorrow to check on a set. I was dreading that task also, and thanks again for the link. Did you have any trouble with the stainless leaking at first?
I have no leaks from my stainless ones. What I did was tighten and loosen the flare nuts 3 times, and that seemed to set the fittings good to form a tight seal. It could not have went any smoother.
I don't see were inline tube has lines for the '91-'96 B body GM wagons, am I blind? The factory coils the brake lines just below the master cyl. to absorb the flexing between the body and frame. Mike
Click Brake lines --> Chevy full size --> 77-87 Impala--> View Part--1991 - 96 Chevrolet Caprice / Impala Brake Line Set --Stainless-- OEM CFB9101 --Power Disc Full Brake Line Set Sedan/Wagon ---------------$185.00 --$160.00 CFB9102 --4 Wheel Disc Brake Line Set -------------------------------$185.00 --$160.00
Ah, ok I see it now. Possible problem, the sedan and wagon lines are the same part #, and the wagon and sedan hard lines are different in the rear. May be made to work, but S.S. brake lines are not fun to bend and modify. Had this problem with Classic Tube, not the end of the world, but not a bolt on.\ Mike
I have no experience with the 91-96 wagons, but the ones i ordered for my 84 Parisienne wagon were direct bolt on, no modifications needed. If it were me, I would probably call them to make sure that the caprice ones are made to fit the wagon, and see if they will refund your money if you get them and they are not the right ones. I was browsing the site and see that they also have ones for the Roadmaster, but they do not say wagon. View Part 1991-1996 Buick Road Master Brake Line Set --Stainless --OEM BRB9401 ---Power Disc Line Set 7pc ------------------------$200.00 ----$185.00
If you think you might have to "TWEAK" 'um a little, Have them make 'um with shielding on um' for a few extra bucks. Then you can bend um' like pretzels and they won't crimp on yah
I assume the Caprice and the Roadmaster are the same lines, but does anyone know if there are any differences in them especially the one's up front? I called them and they are not sure cause no one has sent any in for a Roadmaster wagon to copy. I found out a radiator shop not to far from here will bend the lines if ya take it to them. But it sure would be easier to have them arrive at the doorstep.
I'm willing to say there the same. The cars are practically identical. The Impala SS (and I think the Police cars and maybe the sedans) had 4 channel ABS, so thats why the rear lines are different. There would have to be 2 hard lines going to the rear axle, where the wagons had 3 channel ABS, so only one hard line goes to the rear.
I don't know how much shipping adds but under $200 for stainless steel pre-bent and flared that fit without farting around seems like a good deal. I've done plenty of repairs, bending and flaring my own lines. Plain steel line and a bunch of flare nuts always end up costing fifty bucks or better and a LOT of time. Using premade sections is another way but they are never long enough so unions(at a couple bucks a pop) are required and every connection is a potential leak.
