When changing my drivers' side flexible hose, I made the school boy error of twisting the steel brake pipe that runs to the brake control module. After some fun tracing this back through the bulkhead, I have ordered a replacement but can't help thinking this looks like trouble.

Has anyone had the misfortune of having too replace this and, if so, do you have any tips?

Part number is LR014379. 2C292A on the attached photo.

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Yes, when changing the rubber brake hoses on my Freelander a Land Rover main dealer twisted one of the pipes.

The fix was not to replace the whole pipe.

Instead they cut off a few inches of the twisted pipe, flared the cut end (I presume), and used a brake line connector to splice in a new piece of pipe to the brake hose connection.

I can’t remember what they charged but it was far less than replacing the whole length which looks like a tricky job.

I did wonder if the LR main dealer should have charged at all when they twisted the pipe, but then those joints are notorious for seizing or even shearing off when changing rubber brake hoses so I paid up.

Good luck

Thank you. That is just what I wanted to hear. I shall talk to my local garage. Flaring steel pipes is tricky but good to know that it worked. Freelander 2 TD4 HSE 2010
Freelander 2 TD4.e 2009
Discovery 4 3.0 HSE Lux, 2015
Discovery 4 3.0 HSE, 2011
Range Rover L405 5.0 SC, 2014
Range Rover L322 4.2 SC, 2005
Range Rover P38 4.4, 2002

I twisted a pipe on mine and just cut it out and replaced the pipe old school style

RRBlue wrote:

When changing my drivers' side flexible hose, I made the school boy error of twisting the steel brake pipe that runs to the brake control module. After some fun tracing this back through the bulkhead, I have ordered a replacement but can't help thinking this looks like trouble.

Has anyone had the misfortune of having too replace this and, if so, do you have any tips?

Part number is LR014379. 2C292A on the attached photo.

This is what I removed to replace the pipe running across the bulkhead
 Jules

And I thought that I was the only one hamfisted enough to to damage that pipe.
After advice from Bob I just cut out and replaced the damaged part.
Difficult to get in with the flaring tool but doable.  Now at the point when I learn something new something old is lost out the other side !
Now retired so it doesn't matter anymore.
Freelander now gone.

Did any of you have to change the front near side?
I've done a repair. but I'm not 100% happy with it.

Asked a couple of questions previously, once the battery tray is removed, is there a small bulkhead section be removed too?

Cheers
Steve

Sorry - not done that pipe.

This pics show the removable bulkhead and the OS pipe. I think your pipe is way over to the NS somewhere.








I dont recall seeeing it when I replaced the OS pipe. Jules

Thanks for the images Jules, i too had the pleasure of replacing the off side pipe.

Almost looks inaccessible!

Just the near side now.

Thanks again
Steve

Well I tackled the near side front Steel brake line from the ABS unit to caliper flexi.

Not as difficult as the off side.

Only issue I came up against was a bolt on the small bulk head, which had totally rusted. Ended up welding a nut on the top to remove it.

Part number for the brake line is LR002939, this fits LHD and RHD vehicles.

Cheers
Steve

Well done.

I found that the JLR OEM pipes were not horrendously expensive and were easy to fit as they're pre-bent and had all the correct fittings etc - saved a lot of hassle IMO. Jules