VW Golf Mk2 Owners Club

Rear brake line removal

February 13, 2021, 03:52:50 PM

Are there any tips on removing the lines on the subframe to completely strip? Struggling to even get the spanner in

Re: Rear brake line removal

Reply #1 – February 13, 2021, 05:54:21 PM

The plastic clips are most likely to be brittle, so go careful if planning in reusing.

Have you got a brake line spanner

Re: Rear brake line removal

Reply #2 – February 13, 2021, 06:22:57 PM

I have just bought some actually, didn’t realise before.
Where the rear line is attached on the rear axle there still isn’t much room to undo the bolts, iOS there a way of removing all in one and then undoing? Just seems inaccessible

Re: Rear brake line removal

Reply #3 – February 13, 2021, 06:52:58 PM

I assume that you're removing the rear axle. I cut the flexi brake pipes on mine and then removed the hard brake lines when it was off.

Re: Rear brake line removal

Reply #4 – February 13, 2021, 09:14:22 PM

I assume you mean where the brake pipes go over the top of the rear axle and loop down to meet the flexi ?
I think the best way is to chop the brake line nex to th union and use a socket (10mm) I think. Therefore there is less chance of rounding the union. Hope all goes well.
I only read about doing it that way after rounding the union flats with a standard 10mm spanner.
If you take your old pipe to a local car spares shop they can make replacements up quite cheaply.

Re: Rear brake line removal

Reply #5 – February 14, 2021, 09:54:10 AM

Think brake unions are 11mm, but with out a brake line spanner it is easy to round the union.