Brake line, Front left Side.

[LazyRabbit]

So i should of went here first instead of figuring out myself and seeing a post or two facebook.

As you can see, one thing is not like the other. I ordered the wrong brake line obviously...

So what is the best course of action? Soft brake line? Have a shop make it out of the original? I don't necessarily want to make my own, limited on time and don't want purchase more tools for for a one time job.

my truck is an 89 build and he reason i'm changing it is that part of brake line is rusted and i got a pinhole leak where it was sitting against the front shock tower (probably has more leaks now from removing it.).

 

[O2batsea]

You can order the better cupronickel pipes with the nuts already installed. These come already cut to length and are ready to put on. The only thing is that they're still coiled up so you have to straighten them a bit then bend them up like the old pipe. Not a huge thing but rather fiddly and time consuming. Having the old pipe as a bending guide is priceless.
If the one brake line is so rusted that it is leaking, then you should probably do all of them. If it were me, I would replace the entire braking system based solely on this. Take a good look at the calipers and rotors. If you can't remember the last time they were replaced, then it's time. Calipers are held on with two 13mm 12 point bolts. Very easy to take those off and replace. There are rebuild kits for the calipers but unless it's a last-resort thing, buying new or reconditioned is best.
Brakes are relatively cheap so don't cut corners there.

 

[LazyRabbit]

Thanks, i cant find the pipes with the cupronickel pipes with the fittings installed. I think i'll get a flaring tool from harbor freight and use the cupronickel pipes. What are the fittings, are they universal or do i have order specific metric?

I'll look into new rotors and calipers along with new caliper bolts.
planning on keeping it pretty standard with vented rotors

 

[O2batsea]

Trevor has them:

RovahFarm for all your new Land Rover Parts and Accessories

rovahfarm.com

Or you can buy the components at fedhillusa.com. You will look in the 3/16th section and you want the metric nuts. You need to make a DIN flare so be sure that your flaring tool has that option. You can also find the metric nuts in stainless steel at places that sell motorcycle parts.

 

[expanse]

Belmetric and Fedhill are my go to's. both are in Massachusetts and have great staff to answer any questions on what they sell.

as for tools, a nice flare tools is expensive but take seconds to make a consistent flare. if you've never made flares, the cheap $20 hand held units will be a time suck.

 

[Shearpin]

Another big fan of the fedhillusa.com copper nickel.

I dreaded doing this repair when I had a pipe rupture mid-winter, but this stuff is really easy to work with. I used a variety of sockets to get proper bend radiuses and prevent kinking. Most of the bends I did in situ with my hands working it over the socket. Get a quality DIN tool and I find this stuff creates really easy flares that seal.

I have since done the entire truck with this piping. There is a page on my website - shearpin.org - detailing the products I used and process.

 

[O2batsea]

I will add that I bought some tubing that was supposed to be cupronickel from Amazon. I found out after doing up several pipes that it was merely copper plated steel. All went in the trash and bought a roll of the good stuff from Fedhill. Buyer beware