Hard brake lines, how hard to replace? Options

[6gsillyca]

I need to replace my master brake cylinder. I want to do it myself, but only know how to change the pads/rotors at the moment. The bgb on celica tech arent working right now (something with my ips settings...) so i cant see them.

How hard is it to change? What do i need to do? just take the lines off, unbolt it, take it out, replace, put it back in and reconnect it?

This post has been edited by 6gsillyca: Mar 16, 2007 - 1:49 AM

[6gsillyca]

SH!TTY deal....I drop the car off this morning to get everything inspected and to 100% detirmine the problem. From the symptoms Ive been having I was almost 100% sure it was the MBC (mushy pedal, pedal drops w/ constant pressure, pedal drops to the floor, dash light on). Turns out my hard lines are all shot, and since the mechanic was poking around in there for a few hours, they are more degraded now that before (he said they "crumbled" in his hand...)

What would a good "book time guess" be to replace these? I asked if they could just be patched but he said the whole length of them were rusted/rotted out.

Right now Im looking at $800. $240 from toyota for the lines, and approx 6 hours of labor. He wasnt sure if he had to drop the gas tank or not, so it could go down a bit if he doesnt.

How hard is it to change these lines (hard steel lines, run under car) and how long "should" it take.

BTW the place is a member of the BBB so I dont think they will jerk me around too much.