2001 Suburban - Brake lines leaking
Having trouble with brake lines blowing on my 2001 Suburban. Happened twice; both times while towing my travel trailer. The most recent was last Sunday with the trailer hooked up for a trip to Fort C...
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That's a heckuva deal on that Dorman kit, when I replaced my lines in 2013 I got my stainless kit from Classic Tube. I also got a set of pre-bent stainless fuel lines and did the whole job front to back. Consider new brake hoses also. Whole package from Classic was about $800, including stainless braided brake hoses.
I can tell you that the main fuel tank has to come down to get to the brake lines that run rearward, and plenty of PB blaster and good set of line wrench crow's feet are a must for the ABS fittings. GM in their wisdom routed the ABS controller inside the frame rail under the driver's door...
The fuel lines were really special, both fuel tanks had to come down, and the torsion bars had to be removed and the rear crossmember moved to access where the 4 fuel lines route along the inside of the frame.
It took me a couple weeks working on/off nights and weekends, but I suppose if you're good you could get it done in a Saturday. Took me a whole Sunday last week to replace the rear two brake lines on my daughter's 98 Grand Prix.
I can tell you that the main fuel tank has to come down to get to the brake lines that run rearward, and plenty of PB blaster and good set of line wrench crow's feet are a must for the ABS fittings. GM in their wisdom routed the ABS controller inside the frame rail under the driver's door...
The fuel lines were really special, both fuel tanks had to come down, and the torsion bars had to be removed and the rear crossmember moved to access where the 4 fuel lines route along the inside of the frame.
It took me a couple weeks working on/off nights and weekends, but I suppose if you're good you could get it done in a Saturday. Took me a whole Sunday last week to replace the rear two brake lines on my daughter's 98 Grand Prix.
