All who have replaced brake lines
04-13-2002, 10:31 PM
#1
All who have replaced brake lines
I blew out my rear SS line tonight due to my sway bar. I need to put a new one in ASAP, what tools do I use to detatch the line, and what precautions, etc. do I need to take.
04-13-2002, 11:13 PM
#2
You can do it with just a basis set of open end wrenches and a screwdriver. Make sure that you have some thing handy to catch the dripping fluid and make sure that you don't let the master cylinder drain all the way. Once you replace it just add more fluid and you should be good to go, it is not a very hard thing to do. Me and one of my friends installed a Stillen Big Brake Kit on my car the other night in about 1 hour!
Also make sure that you bleed the brake line.
Also make sure that you bleed the brake line.
04-13-2002, 11:29 PM
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open end wrenches work but its recommended to use flare nut wrenches. youll know what i mean if someday you loosen a brake line and it strips.
if air went into your system then youll need to bleed the system. How low did the brake fluid go?
if air went into your system then youll need to bleed the system. How low did the brake fluid go?
04-13-2002, 11:31 PM
#6
VERY LOW, enough so i took 2/3 of a bottle to fill it again, and enough so I literally had no pressure on the brake pedal. I hope the cylinder didn't blow.
Originally posted by Turbo95Max
open end wrenches work but its recommended to use flare nut wrenches. youll know what i mean if someday you loosen a brake line and it strips.
if air went into your system then youll need to bleed the system. How low did the brake fluid go?
open end wrenches work but its recommended to use flare nut wrenches. youll know what i mean if someday you loosen a brake line and it strips.
if air went into your system then youll need to bleed the system. How low did the brake fluid go?
04-14-2002, 12:11 AM
#9
Well when I put the pedal down it goes down VERY EASILY and doesn't stop the car at all. It's full of fluid now, and I got the huge leak down to a dripping leak. Is the master cylinder shot, or will bleading it and getting a new line fix the prob?
04-14-2002, 02:22 AM
#10
Originally posted by BrianV
Well when I put the pedal down it goes down VERY EASILY and doesn't stop the car at all. It's full of fluid now, and I got the huge leak down to a dripping leak. Is the master cylinder shot, or will bleading it and getting a new line fix the prob?
Well when I put the pedal down it goes down VERY EASILY and doesn't stop the car at all. It's full of fluid now, and I got the huge leak down to a dripping leak. Is the master cylinder shot, or will bleading it and getting a new line fix the prob?
04-14-2002, 02:44 AM
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Originally posted by BrianV
Well when I put the pedal down it goes down VERY EASILY and doesn't stop the car at all. It's full of fluid now, and I got the huge leak down to a dripping leak. Is the master cylinder shot, or will bleading it and getting a new line fix the prob?
Well when I put the pedal down it goes down VERY EASILY and doesn't stop the car at all. It's full of fluid now, and I got the huge leak down to a dripping leak. Is the master cylinder shot, or will bleading it and getting a new line fix the prob?
Also don't get any brake fluid on your paint you will be angry.
04-15-2002, 12:16 AM
#12
Brian,
IIRC... Start bleeding the furthest caliper from the master cylinder 1st and work your way closer to the master cylinder. It'll help to have someone pump the brakes while you open/close the bleeder screw.
Others, please correct me if i'm wrong.
IIRC... Start bleeding the furthest caliper from the master cylinder 1st and work your way closer to the master cylinder. It'll help to have someone pump the brakes while you open/close the bleeder screw.
Others, please correct me if i'm wrong.
04-15-2002, 01:51 AM
#13
Yeah I bled the three working brakes and plugged the broken one, but bleeding the plugged one wasn't working. I got some brake action back, but not enough. Going to have my shop just get a new line tomorrow and start all over.
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