Left Rear Brake Line - smashed

[IBCRUSN]

While I was reinstalling my rear swaybar in preparation for my move and I found the left rear brake line smashed. I don't know if it happened this past weekend at Paragon or at CMCC but either way it was flattened. It appears that Toyota chose a vulnerable location for the left rear brake line (see first pic). I'm sure you guys out west have rocks that move but out east they move and are wet and muddy. I must have slipped off a rock and smashed the brake line and at the same time tore the e-brake cable boot.

At any rate to keep this from happening again I replaced and re-routed the line over part of the rear trackbar mount, up and out of the way. Not the most attractive bending but it was a PITA to snake it in between all the existing mounts without disassembly. Another Adel clamp was added to the line to keep it away from the spring. When I get more time after the move I'll cut off the old mount tang and probably install the new Slee caliper brake lines while I'm there. Might have to come up with a means to give some protection to the e-brake cable before that gets trashed. I don't know if anyone else has dealt with this but I figured this might raise the awareness to keep an eye on it.

Surprisingly, brake performance or lack thereof wasn't really noticable until after the replacement.

 

[OGBeno]

Nice job Kris.

Maybe some steel over the line might work welded to the axle. Dealing with them later if there was a problem might require some grinding or cutting, but at least they would be protected.

I'm thinking of something like a metal tunnel that the line would run through.

-o-

 

[IBCRUSN]

I'm thinking of something like a metal tunnel that the line would run through.

-o-

Thanks.

At least I now have all four brakes and not three. As I'm sure you know in OH it's hot as hell out there and the asphalt wasn't very nice to work on. I was more interested in getting it done than making it pretty, there are other things I need to be working on for the move.

As you mentioned I think a tunnel/sleeve would be a good idea, especially for those of us who run without the rear swaybar.

 

[topend yobbo]

nice job

 

[IBCRUSN]

nice job

Thank you. As I mentioned to Onur I just want to raise the awareness because of the vulnerable mounting location. I'd hate to hear something bad happened and all four brakes didn't function in a panic stop.