The brakes in my 97 dually went out today...and I mean OUT !

One of the steel lines between the hydro boost & the drivers side front blew out. Had it not been for the surge brakes on the boat trailer and a manual trans, I'd have been in the ditch !!

I need to know the line sizes and fitting sizes from the hydro boost down to the fittings @ the left front wheel, and back to the rear feed line. I know old dodges has bastard fittings that were huge compared to the line, and were dang hard to find anywhere but dodge.

I need to get this thing fixed tomorrow, so if anyone can help with the above info, or any other stuff I need to know, please do

 

I can't remember the size of the line and fittings, but when I replaced mine last fall, I took the line off and was able to match it up at NAPA. If I recall, there were two different size fittings... It helps to take the lines out as one, so you can match the bends closely. You'll need a flaring tool if there's different size fittings. Good luck

 

I was able to find the fittings at a local Advance Auto Parts. I think the line is 3/16, but, could be mistaken. I already had a 25 ft roll of brake line, so, all I needed was the fittings too. To get the fittings, I took the original fittings and a section of line to Advance Auto and they matched them up to short adapter peices that already had the fittings on them. They didn't have individual fittings that matched (my local NAPA didnt either). So, I bought the short adapter pieces and just cut them to get the fittings off when I got home and used them when I made up my brake lines. A side note, I noticed at my local Advance Auto that they are offering a brake line with some type of polymer coating on it(I can't remember what it's called). If I hadn't already had a 25 ft roll, I would have bought that stuff...it looks like it can be a good barrier against corrosion. At the very least, much better than the line I had and it comes in sizes up to 25 ft rolls.