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I would sorely like to believe this is not that difficult. I picked up an '84 GSL-SE that's sat for years. Among other things, I'm changing the brake hoses. I've double checked that I've got the correct front hoses and the correct rear uppers and lowers for the GSL-SE. I've got no problem with the fronts or the rear uppers, but I cannot, for the life of me, make heads or tails of the lowers. Here's what I see:
The upper:
And then this fella:
One end of the second cable disappears into the chassis behind a rubber grommet sort of fellow. I only see the two hoses running to each caliper. Before I go foul anything up by getting exploratory on this thing, I'm hoping somebody has got some sage advice or a quick palm up the backside of my head. Whichever works.
Last edited by Maroochy; 05-22-15 at 09:39 PM.
Reason: Added pic
That's what I was afraid of/hoping for, that I've just got the wrong hose. Trashed back and a phone for a camera are not making pics easy, but that and the upper are the only hoses I see down there, aside from the hard lines farther into the chassis. So I see an upper and an e-cable on each side, and that's it
The rear hose is almost right in the middle of the rear axle. Its near the pumpkin.
EDIT: Oh wait this thing has disks. Then you'll have a pair one on either side. Strait from the caliper to the hard line on the axle.
If you are swapping brake lines don't forget the line from the chassis to the axle. That line is just as important and can seize up just as easy as the other two.
EDIT DUA: so that's a total of 3 lines... one to the left caliper, one to the right caliper, and one from the chassis to the axle.
The rear hose is almost right in the middle of the rear axle. Its near the pumpkin.
EDIT: Oh wait this thing has disks. Then you'll have a pair one on either side. Strait from the caliper to the hard line on the axle.
If you are swapping brake lines don't forget the line from the chassis to the axle. That line is just as important and can seize up just as easy as the other two.
EDIT DUA: so that's a total of 3 lines... one to the left caliper, one to the right caliper, and one from the chassis to the axle.
Good timing! I actually logged on to write this so that anybody in the future who came across this thread would have the whole story, but you beat me to it. The (lower) hose that goes from axle to chassis is easy to miss unless you get your face almost right under the diff. So if you've got four wheel discs, you'll be changing:
Two front hoses, one for each wheel: Goes from caliper to hard line in the upper wheel well, easy to see
Two rear "upper" hoses, one for each wheel: Goes from caliper to hard line on the front side of the clip that holds the hose. Look right up near the rotor; it's a short hose.
One rear "lower" hose: You can follow the hard lines from each rear wheel that run toward the center of the axle and meet if you have trouble finding this one. The hose is immediately in front of the differential, offset to the driver's side a bit. The way I found it is by sliding face up from the rear of the car until I was right under and in front of the differential; then the pumpkin wasn't blocking my view. You could probably see it by sliding from the driver's side of the car too, and might have an easier time of it. If the car wasn't up against a wall on that side, I would've done that.
05-22-15, 08:57 PM
