How To: Replace Brake Hose and Line (Cutting, Flaring, and Bending)

[@oreillyautoparts]

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[@patrickbanfield3420]

Seriously great video for someone trying to learn how to replace a line. He spoke clearly, slow but steady and explained with good detail. The video was also well done with great positioning , good lighting, good explanation while filming, showing and using the proper tools and why certain steps are necessary for a completely correct job on said vehicle. I will now look for videos with the O’Reillys stamp. Thanks again. 👍🏼

[@johndoe43]

Great video. I find it helpfull to put a drop of oil on the adapter stem on the flaring tool. Prevents binding that can snap the stem. Then clean oil off line.

[@naturalvoid4645]

This video turned my $500 truck off of Facebook marketplace to a $3000 sell! There's hundreds of trucks on marketplace for $400-$600, and alls that's wrong with them are the break lines, and it's an easy fix!! This is how to make bank, I can do at least one vehicle a day while I'm young.

[@nachosNipples]

well how much have ya made?

[@jeffhicks8428]

you can't just sell cars without a dealers license buddy. you can sell just 3 a year before you're breaking the law. and looking at fines and jail time.

[@crabbee88]

​how dare they compete with corrupt corporations@@jeffhicks8428

[@tyler_trippin2370]

@@jeffhicks8428ur dumb, you don’t need a dealer license to sell a vehicle anywhere, anyone can sell a vehicle, as long as customer pays for it and signs that they own the truck, and gets it registered.

[@bosleepsaround]

After the line company I ordered from refused to replace the lines they sent with the wrong fittings this video really helped me out of a jam.

[@jessicawoodard6466]

Wow, what a wonderfully detailed, perfectly executed how-to video. Thanks!

[@samp5226]

Sandwich bag and a zip tie works fine for capping hoses

[@AbeTM]

Tip about it being corrosive was very helpful. Amazing video overall!

[@malcolmnesbitt7713]

I replaced the brake lines on my 96 Chrysler and hated every second of it 😂

[@WrenchingNLearning]

Bro this why I’ve been holding back and just buying brake fluid😂

[@killerdog69l28]

Try a heater core lol worst thing I've done had to replace everything

[@naturalvoid4645]

Chris is a legend

[@davidgoodwin658]

Wish you had done a closeup of the double flaring of the brake line while you were doing it. Would have been great to see what it looked like after the adapter. Was it a bubble flare??

[@wildchild77L]

great job on detailed instruction information and presentation for Brake line repair. thank you.

[@dirtydan9032]

great video man. I always laugh at how much more cautious some techs are. "If you get brake fluid on your skin wash it off immediately!" hahaha

[@georgemcleod1965]

Great video, but the background music is incredibly annoying.

[@FirstNameLastName-vj8lf]

Cry about it

[@chillyc76]

I LOVE IT. GROOOOvy

[@tonezone99]

So you came for music or to learn diy

[@mattb5667]

Exactly that get rid of wank music lol 😂👌👌

[@APC9906]

Great video. I still don’t know if I’m up for it though.

[@JoseDiaz-bk9mh]

I CANNOT find a union anywhere. Just the middle nut but not the two nuts that go over the line and screw into the middle nut

[@naturalvoid4645]

Such an amazing video you turned my $500 buy into a $3000 (Sale)-edit-(Sail) I love you O'Reilly

[@samuesoeilyoriy6581]

the only reason manfactures dont use copper line cos three times more expensive

[@petemo94]

Complete video! Well done.

[@user-yz4ov1gb1v]

What do you need to do if you don't plug the line & the brake fluid leaked out? Asking for my husband 🙄

[@toztoz9118]

This would be way better without the music.

[@maleekade1875]

Great job guys

[@cjvx7208]

Some up close and personal video of process would be useful as well even though this video is good

[@justinguarino201]

How do you replace the brake line that runs accosts the firewall?

[@zanderx7]

2 years late but same method applies. Get two Union fittings and replace the section necessary, and double flare the new line

[@justinguarino201]

@@zanderx7 Yeah, my question was geared more towards the removal of the entire line, and to get it back in there. I have an 08’ Honda civic and if you ever tried working in the engine bay, I was looking for a way around it, as the alt was to drop the motor and transmission lol. I upgraded to a bbk and wanted to redo all my lines, but instead I found a method that would allow me to run the BBK without any modifications having to be made to the abs module or brake lines themselves. Been going strong for a while now 😎. Appreciate it though

[@raisagorbachov]

I'm trying to put a pre-bent line in place and when I tighten the nut, the tube turns. I don't want to damage a $68 tube. How do I stop it turning when I turn the nut?

[@johnnyversaci7091]

Stop buying coated line it's junk

[@raisagorbachov]

@@johnnyversaci7091 who said anything about coated line? This is a manufacturer supplied blended line.

[@kaloosh2639]

Oh if the brake hose is attached by a bracket or bolted loosen those first and you can connect it much easier,turn the new line bolt in by hand first the do the other side going to the cylinder/or caliper, then kinda wiggle the bracket back to the bolt holes and try to slowly put the brake hose brackets bolts back in,

[@johnnyversaci7091]

@@raisagorbachov ahh ok most pre bent are aftermarket coated lines, and your problem sounds like the problem I had with my brothers brake line which is coated my bad

[@shortglance4944]

Could you do the one for the clutch line for 87chevy truck

[@matthewcurtice3476]

Really informative video, nice!

[@Valient6]

Thank you for the helpful video

[@Justin-op8gg]

Reattached the end of the break hose just to un clip and un screw the break line seconds later.... seems like something I would do.

[@johnlondon8554]

Thank you so much.. we'll done ...🙏👍♥️✝️

[@daby8399]

Some idiot cut my rear brake linesand they were capped off at the master cylinder what do I need to buy to fix it

[@trishwylie7960]

How do you replace the break line

[@AhmadAhmad-px2km]

Wonderful mr thanks 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💪

[@victoroneill7924]

When you flare an existing steel line that can't be removed from the vehicle how do you hold the big vice while you're flaring the line? Just kidding but the professional who did the rear brakes on my 1980 Chevy K20 in 1979 used a pair of vice grips to tighten the rubber hose nut and rounded all the corners off. I will have to cut the steel line off and either try make a short piece of line to connect the new rubber line. The other option is to run a new copper line to an existing joint (about 8' away). The problem is that this joint is inside the frame with an exhaust pipe in the way. I can remove the exhaust pipe but I'm not sure I'll be able to loosen the joint. I'm converting the rear drum brakes to disc brakes with ruffstuff kit and not an easy job like all the KZbin videos show,'

[@jameswaugh115]

I used a steel fitting and it leaks..what should i do now?

[@Goomer]

Great help

[@hippitymcstribbs4906]

How about compression fittings on steel or nicopp fuel lines? Anyone know

[@nyiajsawmchannel7373]

Good man

[@jp554731]

@2:31 the brake line plug linked as 16. Is not the right part. That is for the hose. Where can I find the brake line plug? It is not a threaded bolt it is the opposite. Female connector.

[@anthonytomasiello7628]

Sure about copper?

[@xenochristiii9858]

You do not have the fittings listed in the description, thanks otherwise though

[@doeieeh]

Thanks!!

[@MonroeMafia]

Man my Dodge Durango has permanent brake hoses there no way to remove the hose alone you have to remove the whole brake line connected to it.

[@YourPointOfViewPodcast]

Nice video that person needed brakes pads

[@dl-so9jj]

Should have done that last bend before you cut it.

[@robertaudrey2821]

Need brake line for 01 grand marquis?

[@torjussk123]

You can also put a little bit of pressure on the brake pedal instead of capping the line, atleast some cars

[@edwardmartinez9459]

Nycopp is better.

[@samgraham9754]

Please reply quick, how do i get a stuck copper pipe out of the connector?

[@szargos]

get that bad boy unstuck yet?

[@samgraham9754]

@@szargos yeah heated it up with a blow torch. Does the trick!

[@matthewholzinger1042]

NEVER USE COPPER LINES FOR BRAKES!!! What he probably means is nickel-copper (ni-copp). Copper lines would be way too weak to use for brakes.

[@xGod4sakeNx]

DONT USE COMPRESSION FITTINGS, They are illegal

[@yasseralsaidi1168]

Stock pile

[@jleeb8807]

Should not be this long

[@DarrellAdams-h5f]

8⁸😊

[@robinjuan1019]

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@commonsense3673]

Please tell me what brake line has copper tubing ? Seriously dude ? Thanks but no thanks

[@oreillyautoparts]

Copper brake line is a great alternative to steel, with it being much easier to bend, cut and flare when replacing your own brake line. On top of that copper lines will not rust like their steel counterparts. Copper brake line is also DOT approved for hydraulic use, meaning it is strong enough for braking applications. Let us know if you have any other questions!

[@19NinetyUK]

Every mechanic in the UK replaces steel with copper.

[@game4alaughman]

@@19NinetyUK what size of Cooper tubing would you use ? Vwag

[@19NinetyUK]

@@game4alaughman 3/16Inch

[@game4alaughman]

@@19NinetyUK is it legal in the uk to use a joiner, I just ordered cooper 3/16 but steel pipe has broken just after rear flexi and runs all the way to the front of the car, I now need to either join it or run full new cooper pipe 😤 arghhh ?

[@JackHowell68]

Yooow

[@DonaldGill-zd8my]

Brake lines should never be copper

[@rondo29]

They are not actually 100 percent pure copper. They are nickel-copper.