WTB: Front brake lines (hard)

[rhock99 at epix.net (Ryan H)]

I took a look, and I don't think I can do that... the metal part where the coupling is actually together hides behind the little mounting bracket in the wheel well.  So even if I could fit the dremel in-between the bracket (which I doubt), I wouldn't be able to make a full cut (top to bottom) of the coupling to free pressure.  I think I'd need pics to explain this better...
Thanks though, keep the suggestions coming!

> 
> From: Brett VanSprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>
> Date: 2004/01/01 Thu PM 09:44:35 EST
> To: Ryan H <rhock99@epix.net>
> CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: WTB: Front brake lines (hard)
> 
> 
> I'm with Peter on this one at this point...you'll have to dremel a 
> couple of small
> slits in what's left of the metal portion of the rubber brake line. 
> As close to the
> coupling as you can.  This will be an attempt to relieve the clamping 
> force holding
> the two together.  WARNING though...if you cut too deeply, you could score
> the flared end of the hard line to the point where it may leak under pressure.
> 
> Another alternative...I broke a hard line (or two...) at some 
> point...I was able to
> order them up at the dealer.  Not too expensive if I remember 
> correctly.  Anyway,
> they came straight, but had the correct fittings obviously.  I bought 
> a $5 line bending
> tool (a popsicle stick like apparatus with a grooved loop in one end 
> and a hook like
> finger hanging off the side...those that have one know what I'm 
> trying to say).  I
> used the old one as a pattern and bent up the new line to match, it 
> as kinda like
> a 3 dimensional puzzle. The bending of it was difficult enough to do 
> so that I felt
> like I had some sense of accomplishment when I fitted it. :)  I'm sure you can
> handle it though.
> 
> ==Brett
> 
> 
> >Brett, my problem seems to be that I keep stripping the nut on the 
> >hardline itself.  I may try this idea anyway though.
> >
> >>
> >>  From: Brett VanSprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>
> >>  Date: 2004/01/01 Thu PM 06:08:56 EST
> >>  To: Ryan H <rhock99@epix.net>
> >>  CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >>  Subject: Re: WTB: Front brake lines (hard)
> >>
> >>  >Well, still trying to disconnect the hard line from the soft rubber
> >>  >line in the fronts.  Used flare wrenches, PB Blaster, vice grips,
> >>  >and all I've done is rounded the nut off nicely.  So I think I'm
> >>  >just gonna cut the line apart with a dremel.  Anyone have a set (L
> >>  >and R) of hard front lines (from the master cylinder to the wheel
> >>  >well) that aren't kinked and can be packaged in a large box without
> >>  >being kinked?  Oh, and off a 16V also, I think the lengths are
> >>  >different because of the proportioning valves.
> >>  >Thanks!
> >>  >
> >>
> >>  Once, when I reached just about this point, I took a hacksaw to the
> >>  rubber line with a
> >>  vengeance.  I then used a deep socket on the remaining connector that
> >>  used to have
> >>  that useless rubber line attached to it. :)  Worked....course I
> >>  replaced them with
> >>  braided stainless steel lines after that...
> >>
> >>  ==Brett
> >>
> 
>