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I need to make new brake lines but I need to know what size

Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 8:12 am
by bubba_got_you
I need to make new brake lines but I need to know what size is the tube? Is it ¼?

Re: I need to make new brake lines but I need to know what s

Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:32 am
by MSeriesRebuild
bubba_got_you wrote:I need to make new brake lines but I need to know what size is the tube? Is it ¼?
5/16 tubing from the M/C to the splitter block, 1/4 tubing the rest of the way.

Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:37 am
by Carter
On a stock, un-modified truck the line from the MC to the frame "T" is 5/16" dia.
The rest of the lines along the frame are 1/4" seamless steel. Check TM 9-8030, page 345 for the correct lengths and descriptions.