Diameter of front to rear brake line?

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Diameter of front to rear brake line?

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Does anyone know the outside diameter of the front to rear brake line please? Van is a 1992 4 wheel ABS.

Reason? Rotting out and need to replace.

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Re: Diameter of front to rear brake line?

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if you still have the old brake line throw a wrench on the line to see the outside dia, not sure if its 3/8 or 5/16"
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my 98 is 1/4" if that helps at all.
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Re: Diameter of front to rear brake line?

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astrozam wrote:if you still have the old brake line throw a wrench on the line to see the outside dia, not sure if its 3/8 or 5/16"
there ya go, the shadetree method, crescent wrench and a tape measure.
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Re: Diameter of front to rear brake line?

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the front to rear brake line is 1/4" inverted flare tubing. :)
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Re: Diameter of front to rear brake line?

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Thanks guys. Quite right it is 1/4".

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