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Facing the reality of any brake line replacement job, and the old adage becomes immediately apparent that brake lines don’t replace themselves! Factory steel brake lines also don’t last forever, especially in the “rust belt” northern states where road salt and brine continually attack those conduits of stopping power.

When we sit back and ponder how a vehicle is built, we realize that the brake lines must be installed very early on in the assembly process. In fact, components such as wiring harnesses and brake lines get attached to the bare frame, chassis, suspension and underbody way early in the process and long before the engine, transmission, fuel tank and differentials are installed.

Technicians often quip that the engineers that design passenger vehicles don’t ever think about the servicing aspect when they draw-up the plans regarding how it will all come together. Professional automotive technicians are also a savvy lot however, capable of undertaking and solving a huge variety of technical challenges through innovation. Replacement of brake lines in modern passenger vehicles is both challenging and requiring of innovation. Let’s explore a few of those challenges.