2006 Brake hose

So I have a 2006 tundra and the brake hose is busted. I went to auto zone and the one they have for a 2006 has two compression fittings. The one that's on there has a banjo bolt that connects to the caliper. And is a lot longer than what they had. How would I find one that fits?

 

Try O'reilly's?? or Pep boys, someone has to have something... Napa??

 

Yeah so I went to napa too and they said I should try and find one online. I did try one from auto zone that looked right but the compression fitting side was to shallow for the brake line.

 

Take a pic for the experts to review, you’ll get your answers much faster

 

I know how you feel.. I busted the driver side on my 07 and I plugged the fitting and removed the line to the caliper and showed them by comparison as they have some tools to compare what you need... I called Toyota and they didn't even know the size... not sure if you're the same stainless steel line as the 07 on... By the sound of it, it might be... Nothing against @FrenchToasty but if you take the picture they still wont know the size, because they need to see the size in person, so you'll be dead in the water as well and will have to go back and pull it out and take it to them.. ask me how I know... .

They wont know... ask me how I know.

 

Oh I meant the experts here,
At a parts store no, even if you have the part in hand they seem to still get it wrong

 

@FrenchToasty
LMAO, yes... yes they do... and I agree with you, I misread that.

 

Same here it's the front driver's side. But I also took the hose to them and they couldn't help. I'll put a pic on here

 

https://parts.deserttoyota.com/p/To...--FRONT-BRAKE---NO-8/63355548/473180C020.html
(Sorry I think I miss copied the wrong part number on the first round)
look into it, maybe when the hand model has finished his finger cryo treatments in the morning, can chime in.
Also call the stealer to confirm.

 

So to clarify, it's the steel brake line, or the rubber hose?

If it's the rubber hose you could totally use these. I have them on my truck. They improved the feel of the brakes, but I also had 330k when I went from the OEM rubber lines to these.



The two "product" pictures are links. Just click em, and they should take you to the Wheelers off road.

 

Here's a pic of the hose and both ends.

 

I can't say I've ever seen a banjo fitting on a brake line before.

What does the fitting on the caliper look like? You may be able to swap the banjo fitting piece on the caliper to an OEM style.

Possibly be able to find some at a junkyard depending on your location.

Perhaps @empty_lord could weigh in with a part number for the caliper fitting.

 

That’s an aftermarket line likely for a Tacoma. @Darkness can probably shed more light on this (ironic)

stock would be a flex hose to a metal line bent like an S.

from what I understand people run what you have with 2.5” coil overs to avoid hitting the shock with the brake line

 

@Silent thats a line for a Tacoma, @empty_lord is right. It will work on your truck if the texture of the caliper has been smoothed out where the copper washer goes.

You can order them at Wheeler Off Road if you aren't in a hurry, or at a parts place ask for first gen Tacoma brake lines. I run them like so. The stock hose would be rubber from the hard line on the frame to a hard line near the caliper. This eliminates the 2 piece design.

 

How did it fail? Did something rub against it in the middle and wear a hole in it?

 

@Darkness much appreciated. I don't know much about this stuff if that isn't apparent so thank you.

@tvpierce that's what it looks like to me. Like something rubbed a hole right in the middle.

 

I like the idea of getting rid of the hard brake lines that attach to the caliper... they just seem like a needless pain in the ass. It bothers me that I have to open the hydraulic system in order to do anything with the caliper or rotor. My previous 4Runner and this Tundra are the only vehicles I've ever had to do that on -- even Toyota cars. I just don't understand the reasoning behind it.

I guess if you go with the aftermarket stainless lines, you just need to be sure to route them properly and secured them well to make sure they don't come in contact with anything.