anything i should know before installing steel brake lines?
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03-24-2012, 01:33 AM
tonite i decided to change............................................ ...my fiance came out and pumped ..... Until it got hard then held .........down. I loosened.......and watched alittle fluid and air go......... My fiance again pumped........until it was hard and held it down again while i bled it. We went through this process about 5-7 times until i didn't see anymore ...... i called it a nite because my fiance was already half asleep when i had asked her to come out in the first place.
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Eno (03-26-2012)
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03-24-2012, 12:44 PM
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03-24-2012, 10:16 PM
tonite i decided to change the front driver side brake line since my car is gonna be sitting for about a week (long story). it wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be. whenever i took off the brake line i thought fluid would just be flowing out but, that wasn't the case at all. i had prepared the garage floor so it wouldn't get brake fluid everywhere and didn't even need it. the fluid came out of course but, not bad. before i began tightening the new brake line i took some napkin and put it through the caliper side line loop so the fluid wouldn't get everywhere. after i took off the old line i started tightening the new line and once tight removed the napkin and started tightening the other side of the line to the caliper. my fiance came out and pumped the brakes until it got hard then held the pedal down. i loosened the bleeder valve and watched alittle fluid and air go through the tubing i put on the valve. my fiance again pumped the pedal until it was hard and held it down again while i bled it. we went through this process about 5-7 times until i didn't see anymore air in the line and i called it a nite because my fiance was already half asleep when i had asked her to come out in the first place.
the rest will probably be done in a few days. i misplaced the clip that holds the brake line in place where it connects to the line on the car. hopefully they'll have a replacement at the parts store. anyway, i was wondering if anyone has used the one man bleeder kits? i've seen them before but, never used one. do these work well? how do they work?
the rest will probably be done in a few days. i misplaced the clip that holds the brake line in place where it connects to the line on the car. hopefully they'll have a replacement at the parts store. anyway, i was wondering if anyone has used the one man bleeder kits? i've seen them before but, never used one. do these work well? how do they work?
I also tried the one man bleed kit (harbor freight I think). It worked remarkably well. I was surprised. I was going to try it before asking for help. You see, I'm married with kids. The wife isn't as willing to "pump it until it gets hard" as she was when we were engaged....
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