i'm trying to remove my RTAs so i can install my KMAC RTABs and in the process i broke the brake line that is connected to the driv. side RTA. anyone know the part # for it? and maybe a tip on how to get the pass. side one off w/o breaking it?

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Have you checked realOEM.com or one of the other sites like it?

ya i can't find it :(

Is number 4 what you are looking for? You need to enter your vehicle info into RealOEM.com or BMWfans.com to get the right part number. It's under "Brakes --> Hydraulic System --> Brake Pipe rear". PelicanParts shows them as special order, $8 so I would call Steve Haygood and have him order it. (But not before you try removing the other one :D )

The only way I know of to remove an old brake line without twisting the pipe ..... is to pray!

You can try to get a little penetrating oil between the pipe and the flair nut and slooowly twist the flair nut a little at a time to try to give the pipe a chance to slip in the flair nut, but in the end, it is still a crap shoot.

A proper Aircraft "AN" flair has a separate sleeve between the pipe and the flair nut to prevent this.

http://bmwfans.info/original/images/4427_p.png (http://bmwfans.info/original/E24/Cou/635CSi-M30/USA/L/A/1988/05/mg-34/)

i'm looking at the diagram but none of them look like the right one, the one i'm talking about has 4 bends and is attached through a bracket that's on the RTA

The diagram may not be of the actual part but just a general diagram to help get the correct part.

You could go to the dealer and tell them what you need and let them order the part.

alright, thanks.

i ordered #2 (same part as #4) from pelican parts and i received it today and it's just a straight line :(
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/diagrams/p/m/5.png