Les, The climate here in Toronto is pretty harsh. Our summers can reach temps of 30C to 40C and our winters can reach temps as low as -40C (-20C on average). Our roads are heavialy salted in winter and our cars get rusty over time from salt exposure.
The brake lines on my 87 Jetta (winter beater) are so bad that they have sprung leaks almost everywhere. Thankfully I work at a Porsche dealership and can get VW parts really cheap. One of the VW aftermarket/OEM suppliers we deal with (Auto Camping) carry pre-flared solid brake lines in common sizes, so it's just a matter of ordering the line in the right size. I replaced a line on Saturday and found it was pretty easy to bend the line using a big socket. Replacing the lines isn't a hard job by any means, but it is a real pain in the ass and can take a while. Also brake line lengths can be found in ETKA. Later, Mark Reda. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Les Noriel" <[email protected]> To: "Mark Reda" <[email protected]>; "a2list" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 10:29 AM Subject: RE: [a2-16v-list] Brake Lines: Rusted Out > Mark, > > If you have access to clean new pipes, flaring tools, and pipe benders, then > your method is definitely the preferred method. But I thought I would lay an > alternative on the table for consideration. I am not very good at pipe > routing so I took a different path. > > I had to accomplish this same thing but for different reasons. I updated my > 85 Golf to four wheel disc brakes using Corrado and 16V components. I had to > replace all of the hard lines from front to back since the systems were > entirely different. > > I went to a salvage yard and found good examples of the parts I wanted and > carefully pulled them myself. > > If your climate is merciful to automobiles, you may find good examples in > your local salvage yard. I paid approximately $25 for all of the hard lines, > pre-bent, and in very good condition. > > Note: Since these lines run almost the entire length of the vehicle, the > most challenging task was getting the long pipes home from the salvage yard > without bending or breaking them! > > Just a thought.....Good luck! > > Les > Pasadena, CA > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Mark Reda > Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 5:51 AM > To: a2list > Subject: [a2-16v-list] Brake Lines: Rusted Out > > > Does anyone know the lenth of all the brake lines in a MK2 Jetta? > I'm not talking about braided stainless steel lines, I'm talking about the > flaired steel brake lines that leave the master cylinder. > > I have to replace the brake lines on my beater since most of them have > rusted right through. > > Anyone have this info? > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > >
