Hey guy's,
While working on my brakes this weekend, I was trying to free a stuck caliper piston, which is still stuck and to make a long story short, I now need a new caliper and a new section of brake line that connects to the caliper. It is the hard steel tubing that connects thru a fitting the brake hose on one end and the caliper on the other. You can see it here in a pic Cebby posted. It is the line that is connected to the caliper, and has the black plastic covering half way up it. Any help as to where I might be able to obtain a new line?

Also when I replace the line and the caliper, should I bleed all 4 brakes? I caped the broken line, to minimize fluid loss.

Thanks,
Brad

 

You will probably have to get another line from a boneyard. The dealer may carry such an item but not a parts store. A parts store will carry straight line in various lengths that can be bent up to fit but no pre-bent pieces.

As a rule you should always bleed all the brakes whenever you break the system integrity. In this case, the rears won't take much but you should still do them.

 

Dealer can most definitely get it for you, but it will likely be special order.

 

Dealer here actually had one in stock for my '83, it was a $6 part.

 

Thanks for the advice. Ordered it Friday and got it yesterday. Everything went back together anf truck is back on the road. I never knew that a $6 part existed at a dealer.