Fitting new brake lines for TD5. Help needed!

iamthewelshtaffy said:

Hi! Any advice on replacing rear brake lines (pipes?) on a 1999 discovery td5.I live in Germany and the local mechanic can't seem to work it out how to thread the cable right through to the front. The old ones are very rusted. They are very long, over 2 meters. The old lines seem to disappear into the body. That will not be possible to follow. Is there a trick we can try? Thank's in advance! Any tips appreciated asap!

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Speckydude said:

The pipe from the rear passenger side (RHD) runs along the chassis until it meets a flexible hose inside the front wheel arch, I think the passenger side runs alongside it.
He might find it easier to get someone with feeding the pipe in whilst he routes it. Disconnect the ABS unit end first so there's no danger of syphoning it, and therefore having to bleed the modulator.

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iamthewelshtaffy said:

Hi! Any advice on replacing rear brake lines (pipes?) on a 1999 discovery td5.I live in Germany and the local mechanic can't seem to work it out how to thread the cable right through to the front.The old ones are very rusted. They are very long, over 2 meters. The old lines seem to dissapear into the body.That will not be possible to follow.Is there a trick we can try? Thank's in advance! Any tips appreciated asap!

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iamthewelshtaffy said:

Hi! Thank you so much for this tip.I shall try to explain it to the German mechanic as clearly as possible.He doesn't speak a word of English!The ABS part is very important.I had no idea.Thanks again.

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iamthewelshtaffy said:

Hi! Thank you so much for this tip.I shall try to explain it to the German mechanic as clearly as possible.He doesn't speak a word of English!The ABS part is very important.I had no idea.Thanks again.

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