melissa_may1

Hi! Thanks for the welcome and info. I took the rear seat out, the sill covers, and I can see where the lines go inside the cabin. I can't see where they are under/behind the dash, though I see where they come out under the hood. I've never made a flare fitting either, but I'm probably going to try before I rip out both of those long lines. I'd rather see the coupling under the back seat than outside in the weather. Too bad subaru didn't put it there... Drop the gas tank? That's probably going to cause more problems with rusted and broken bolts. I'm thinking I'll run the left rear line across under the back seat, along where the reinforcement bar is, then go out and under the body to the left rear wheel. That way I can attach it better, and not deal with the gas tank...

Hi All! I have a 2002 Forester that has a leak in one of the rear steel brake lines, right near where they come through from under the back seat. There are photos attached. In trying to remove the rear lines, the two that go towards the front, which are pretty rusted where they enter the coupling near the right rear tire, are getting damaged, and will also need to be replaced. Can anyone give me some ideas on how to replace the long line that runs from under the back seat to the engine compartment? I also can't see where the lines are for the rear wheels. After they connect to the coupling, they go up around the right rear wheel arch, and disapear behind the gas tank and rear sub-frame. Should I just find any way I can to get the new lines out to the wheels? It doesn't seem to be possible to put the new lines in the same place that the original ones were... I was thinking of cutting the lines under the back seat, and somehow joining them to new lines. I was hoping there was some sort of compression fitting I could use, but it's best of I put new double-flare fittings on it. Has anyone put new double-flare fittings on existing original steel lines? Does anyone know the size (diameter) of the steel lines and their fittings? Thanks!