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> WELL.......I go to bleed the brakes.....and theres two leaks...squiriting > all over the place. The first was where I made a "slight" bend to get it to > fit, and the second is inside about 4-6" behind the gas pedal. What a pisser!! You didn't say whether you replaced your master cylinder with the later tandem one at the same time (a worthwhile thing to do.) If so, and if your first leak is in one of the two rigid lines that feed the front brakes, then you would be better off replacing those lines with ones made to go with the tandem cylinder. I have good used ones in stock. Old rusty lines will often crack if you play with them. Replacing the long F-R line is probably my LEAST FAVORITE T3 job of all time. It usually takes me 6-8 hours. You have to remove the driver's seat and the floor mats. The standard replacement lines are just a bit too short. I have stainless steel lines that I had custom made to the right length a few years ago, but they are expensive. New lines can be readily bent by hand, or RMMW has a cheap little hand bender that works in pretty close quarters. > HELP!!! How hard is it to change the entire line? Is there some kind of "T" > fitting for the rear brakes, where the line comes back? What are the size of > the fittings I need to get on the lines? Are the years different? I > dont think it is......I hope! I guess I have to replace the entire line... > how far back does it go, before it exits the interior? Yes, you need to change the entire line. That single line runs from the MC to the Tee on top of the rear subframe just to the left of the nose of the tranny. It is conceivable that you could replace it with two pieces that joined in an easy-to-get-to place in the middle, but you would have to find someone that could sell you a metric bubble flare coupling. They must be out there, but I've never seen one. The fittings are M10 threads. I think there may be some changes with years, VW shows two part numbers, but I think the later, longer part will fit early years. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA *******************************