sagging brake lines
Thread Starter
Registered!!
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 57
Likes: 0
Rep Power: 0 
sagging brake lines
hey guys first time honda owner long time gear head and i bought a 97 civic ex sedan for going to work and im nursing this car back to good health and one problem i ran into is that the brake lines the run parallel to the exhaust under the car are sagging really bad and the previous owner just zip tied them all together. and from what i have seen from youtube it looks like im missing some parts that the brake lines snap onto. so my question is what pieces are im missing and what is the part name or number.
Last edited by kagan21; Mar 7, 2017 at 05:39 PM.
"Marge, anyone could miss Canada! All tucked away down there."
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 9,636
Likes: 1,283
From: Barrie, ON Canada
Rep Power: 222 
Re: sagging brake lines
There's supposed to be a plastic tray that hold the brake and fuel lines that runs from the bottom of the fire wall to where the lines kick up by the fuel tank. That plastic tray likes to hold salt and water and crap rusting out the lines. Probably whoever replaced those brake lines either broke the tray removing it or just didn't bother to put it back. The mounting points for it are probably gone. Use some self tappers and more zip ties? Or find other spots on the underside that you can secure the lines to?
If you think a good mechanic is expensive, try hiring a bad one
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 32,017
Likes: 256
From: Midwest. Aiming about mid-chest
Rep Power: 518 Re: sagging brake lines
Brake and fuel lines all run together, someone has already patched some that rusted away already....and still needs more work done, that one line that's been patched looks like hell IMO, and I can't tell about the rest.
Many times it's damn near impossible to do the work without breaking some of the holders, so they get tossed aside. Secure the lines up out of harms way, along the side of the 'frame rail' as good as you can. Fabricate?
Locate any of the dealer sites that have online parts catalogs, pick out your particular car, and the brackets are in "fuel pipe" (1 or 2?) section.
Many times it's damn near impossible to do the work without breaking some of the holders, so they get tossed aside. Secure the lines up out of harms way, along the side of the 'frame rail' as good as you can. Fabricate?
Locate any of the dealer sites that have online parts catalogs, pick out your particular car, and the brackets are in "fuel pipe" (1 or 2?) section.
Thread Starter
Registered!!
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 57
Likes: 0
Rep Power: 0 Re: sagging brake lines
another question guys i was looking at the brake porportional valve and it does not look right to me for a car that is all wheel abs and there is a cut brake line just below it to have not tracked it down yet hopefully tomorrow:
"Marge, anyone could miss Canada! All tucked away down there."
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 9,636
Likes: 1,283
From: Barrie, ON Canada
Rep Power: 222 Re: sagging brake lines
Could just be old line they didn't bother removing from when the brake lines were replaced. The abs unit is a big bulky thing with a bunch of brake lines coming out of it near one of the wheelwells. Does the abs work on the car?
If you think a good mechanic is expensive, try hiring a bad one
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 32,017
Likes: 256
From: Midwest. Aiming about mid-chest
Rep Power: 518 Re: sagging brake lines
Prop valve is supposed to be there, there are at least 3 different part numbers depending on the car and equipment.....but I wouldn't worry about it if it brakes okay.
It's also common to leave old bad lines in place and route new line next to it. Not my style on most jobs but I've seen it done many times.
It's also common to leave old bad lines in place and route new line next to it. Not my style on most jobs but I've seen it done many times.
