[T3] Cleaning brake lines

[maroblll at coqui.net]

Where should I go for parts if I wanted to replace them any way,  ISPW?
How hard would it be to replace them?

<-----Original Message----->
From: Jim Adney [type3 at vwtype3.org]
Sent: 3/14/2012 8:32:29 AM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Cleaning brake lines

On 14 Mar 2012 at 8:24, Joe Plowick III wrote:

> Has anyone ever attempted to clean their existing brake hard lines? Is
> there something that I can use to clean the gunk from the lines and
remove
> some of the rust on the threads without harming the metal? I'm mostly
> concerned with the small lines, not the main central tunnel line. I've
> considered getting new lines, but I'm not very confident in my ability
to
> bend the new lines properly and would like to eliminate any excess
costs in
> getting the car back on the road. The lines look okay, just the
threads
> and ends are in rough shape.

I've never worried about the threads. If they will screw into their 
fittings they will be fine. The only ones to actually worry about are 
the rear hard lines. On the early IRS years, VW clipped them down 
against the diagonal arms. They collect dirt there and that collects 
water, which will cause them to eventually rust thru. On later years, 
the diagonal arms still had the clips, but the lines were run just 
above them, leaving enough clearance that dirt didn't collect. Those 
lines, like the front ones, seem to last forever.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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