ottothesilent

Hi, I've been doing work on my 88 TA, and I noticed something.......odd. By "odd", I mean "The previous owner had a cranium full of gravel". Turns out, the brake line to the driver's side rear caliper is HARD LINED, instead of having the hard line leading to a rubber tube, as is SAFE AND OPERABLE. Anyhow, in reconstructing my poor, victimized brakes, I'd like to see if any of you could provide a picture of the end of the brake line leading to the driver's side rear caliper, where the hard line attaches to the soft line, so that I can rebuild this the proper way.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Drew

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That's normal, and how the Delco Moraine rear calipers were plumbed.

jkris53406

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What Drew said

ottothesilent

Well, my passenger rear caliper has a soft line (about 6" long) leading from the hard line to the caliper. The driver's side is just plumbed directly into the caliper, and is obviously hacked together.

jkris53406

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That is the way GM pumped them out of the factory. The Driver side was hard lined from the tee but the passenger for some reason had a hose from the caliper. This is not hacked together, it is from the factory. Try looking up a brake hose for it and you will only get the center hose and the and the passenger.

Bob88GTA

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That is the way GM pumped them out of the factory. It's correct....for the 4th time

ottothesilent

Can someone provide pictures so that I can compare an absolutely correct example to my own car? I realize my poor explanation may be frustrating, so before I **** anyone else off, I'd like to close this topic with a definitive, non-verbal example. I really respect everyone on here, so I'd like to avoid burning any bridges with this helpful community.

gt4373

Was Working Under The Car Yesterday,Took A Couple Pics The Hard Brake Line Comes Down From The Axle,Does A 180 And Bolts To The Caliper.

Bob88GTA

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I was going to take a picture of my TTA rear brake line till I seen it has the hose. 1LE brakes are different. My GTA was in storage so I couldn't get a picture of it either.

jworks

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original hard line to driver side

this is a pic of my original driver side brake line next to a new one. for some reason a hard line to the rear driver side delco moraine is correct

TEDSgrad

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Stock 9bolt

TEDSgrad

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Mark Williams 12 bolt:

ottothesilent

Thanks very much, and thanks for your patience!

JamesC

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Should you require more info on thirdgen braking systems, the following sticky will provide many answers.

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tran...-10-bolts.html

JamesC