M54A2 Brake lines

[RenegadeActual]

Just had my lines remade. I've rebuilt the master cylinder, rebuilt the airpack, flushed everything with denatured alcohol, replaced all the wheel cylinders, now I'm replacing all the brake lines. The place I had make the lines has ordered in everything to make cunnifer lines to replace the hard lines on the truck.

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[RenegadeActual]

 

[US6x4]

From that frame junction block down to the axle: if that's some type of flex hose, how does it hold that offset jog?

...and if that's a hard line, what happens when the axle articulates?

 

[Mrgior31513]

From that frame junction block down to the axle: if that's some type of flex hose, how does it hold that offset jog?

...and if that's a hard line, what happens when the axle articulates?

If you look at the lines from the first picture, the stainless braided lines have black sections past the sleeves. I did a double take after reading your post and went back, and it does appear to be soft lines that are just looking like they are sharper bends than they actually are from the angle in the last picture. The one that shows both feet shows a far more relaxed curve than the last picture, I'd chock it up to optical illusion and most likely soft lines.

 

[US6x4]

It could be an optical delusion...lol...but I've never seen a soft line that can hold the memory of (2) 90 degree bends. Could be something new I'm not familiar with.

 

[Mrgior31513]

It could be an optical delusion...lol...but I've never seen a soft line that can hold the memory of (2) 90 degree bends. Could be something new I'm not familiar with.

They don't appear to be 90 degree bends. They also appear to be the soft lines in the first picture. Don't know what to tell you past repeating the points I already made rather than show you the pictures side by side. The normal hard line compression fittings are flare fittings, pretty easy to spot. The soft lines that he just bought have a very distinctive look.

 

[US6x4]

This is what I was getting hung up on. Looks like one 90 followed by another but the pic of lines on the floor clearly show flex lines. Carry on.