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Post by unspankable on May 11, 2011 12:21:32 GMT -5
Hey all, I am one sad customer! After just spending a thousand dollars to replace exhaust and brakes, i find that the brake line that runs along the body has rotted through right at the part where it connects to the rear wheel brake lines. How hard is this to change and how much do you think a shop would charge to do it?
Where the heck does it run? I see it go into the body somewhere but how does one access it? Is there a hollow section of the uni body that it runs through?
Thanks for all your help people.
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Danimal
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Post by Danimal on May 11, 2011 14:00:37 GMT -5
On my second Justy(an 87) I replaced that line on the passenger side after leaving it sitting for a few years when I was living in England again. It isnt that hard to do and would much sooner do it again myself if ever I need rather than pay for someone else to(especially if you are already $1K into getting this Justy going!!). Hardest part is getting the brake lines loose at their connections. Hit the threads with some PB blaster and it might even help to cut the bad line out so you can get the ring end of the spanner on the nut if you havent a tubing nut wrench. Pull the line out before going to the auto parts store so you know what length is needed if you cant guess a good measurement.
What year is your Justy? On GenIs the line runs through the fire wall into the cabin and then along the bottom of the door under the plastic trim and comes out just in front of the fuel tank. From there it runs up around above the fuel tank and then back down to where yours has rusted away(same spot in which mine had). When I plumbed the new line I didnt take it above the fuel tank, I just tried to stay around the outside of the tank so it wouldnt be in the way if I ever had to take the tank down.
Use gentle swooping bends to be sure to avoid kinks or breaking the line; it comes in one straight piece. There are plenty of videos/pictures online to use as reference if needed.
I hope this helps, Danimal
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Post by unspankable on May 11, 2011 20:04:05 GMT -5
On my second Justy(an 87) I replaced that line on the passenger side after leaving it sitting for a few years when I was living in England again. It isnt that hard to do and would much sooner do it again myself if ever I need rather than pay for someone else to(especially if you are already $1K into getting this Justy going!!). Hardest part is getting the brake lines loose at their connections. Hit the threads with some PB blaster and it might even help to cut the bad line out so you can get the ring end of the spanner on the nut if you havent a tubing nut wrench. Pull the line out before going to the auto parts store so you know what length is needed if you cant guess a good measurement. What year is your Justy? On GenIs the line runs through the fire wall into the cabin and then along the bottom of the door under the plastic trim and comes out just in front of the fuel tank. From there it runs up around above the fuel tank and then back down to where yours has rusted away(same spot in which mine had). When I plumbed the new line I didnt take it above the fuel tank, I just tried to stay around the outside of the tank so it wouldnt be in the way if I ever had to take the tank down. Use gentle swooping bends to be sure to avoid kinks or breaking the line; it comes in one straight piece. There are plenty of videos/pictures online to use as reference if needed. I hope this helps, Danimal Thank you so much for your detailed response. Its most appreciated. Its a 91 but I'm not familiar with what generation it is. So do you just feed the line through? How does one get access to it? I looked under the plastic trim on the passenger side and didn't see fuel line, unless i mistook fuel line for speaker wire? It was sheathed in transparent plastic so I doubt it was. Hmm.
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Post by Danimal on May 12, 2011 7:16:26 GMT -5
Its a 91 but I'm not familiar with what generation it is. We call that a GenII. So do you just feed the line through? How does one get access to it? I looked under the plastic trim on the passenger side and didn't see fuel line, unless i mistook fuel line for speaker wire? It was sheathed in transparent plastic so I doubt it was. Hmm. Follow the line from the rotted out bit, does it indeed run above the fuel tank and then into the body of the Justy? I dont think you will have to remove the rear seat but perhaps it will help see what is going on; start by just removing the plastic trim all the way along and have a shufti. You can also follow the lines from inside the engine bay and see if they run into the cabin at the passenger side. Once you figure it all out you will ave a better idea if you are comfortable feeding the new line through. The fuel line runs along the drivers side so you wouldnt see that. Can any GenII owners confirm if the brake lines take the route I have described above, please? Danimal
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Post by therealmalloy on May 24, 2020 20:57:20 GMT -5
This just happened to me, in the exact same spot, leaking right at the fitting that goes into a double female coupler. The line that runs under the door has a black plastic/rubber skin on it, can easily be mistaken for something else. Look for two pipes leading into a rubber grommet at the bottom of the foot well below the seat.
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Post by papcina on Mar 17, 2021 16:32:35 GMT -5
same issue here I barely managed to unscrew the rotten piece under the rear right tire.... I found a shop that makes that pipes and now I have the piece ready, but guess what- it wont screw in on the rubber piece near the tire.... on the body side (under the rear seat) pipe it goes well in the screw joint... could it be that the screws are different size?
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Post by papcina on Apr 10, 2021 5:31:50 GMT -5
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Post by papcina on Apr 11, 2021 4:21:05 GMT -5
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