steel brake line install? (yes i searched)
10-22-2007, 03:40 PM
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steel brake line install? (yes i searched) I have never done it before. I just got my steel brake lines from Earl's. I searched and could not find a write up. Also, it would help if it includes properly bleeding the brakes as well.
10-22-2007, 10:42 PM
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It's pretty straight forward install, take old line off, put new line on, and don't let the master go dry. Make sure you put the bleeder valve up if you take the calipers off and buy four new bleeder valves because you will most likely f one up.
To bleed, pump brakes, hold, open a bleeder valve until air is removed, close valve, release brake, start over again. Start at the rear right, rear left, front right, front left.
To bleed, pump brakes, hold, open a bleeder valve until air is removed, close valve, release brake, start over again. Start at the rear right, rear left, front right, front left.
10-23-2007, 10:44 AM
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It's pretty straight forward install, take old line off, put new line on, and don't let the master go dry. Make sure you put the bleeder valve up if you take the calipers off and buy four new bleeder valves because you will most likely f one up.
To bleed, pump brakes, hold, open a bleeder valve until air is removed, close valve, release brake, start over again. Start at the rear right, rear left, front right, front left.
To bleed, pump brakes, hold, open a bleeder valve until air is removed, close valve, release brake, start over again. Start at the rear right, rear left, front right, front left.
I had my lines installed professionally because I've never bled brakes before. My bleeder screw on my driver side front caliper seized up and broke off. I had to buy a whole new caliper because of it. Sucked.
10-23-2007, 12:24 PM
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Exactly. start at the furthest caliper away from the master.
I had my lines installed professionally because I've never bled brakes before. My bleeder screw on my driver side front caliper seized up and broke off. I had to buy a whole new caliper because of it. Sucked.
I had my lines installed professionally because I've never bled brakes before. My bleeder screw on my driver side front caliper seized up and broke off. I had to buy a whole new caliper because of it. Sucked.
I had to replace 3 out of 4 bleeder screws because they were so stuck on, I rounded them out and struggled with vice grips to remove them (I had to use enough pressure to deform them like pushing on playdoh). I had to replace the driver's side caliper (AutoZone has them) because I destroyed the top of the bleeder screw and it still didn't budge (also a piece of it fell in). The driver's side caliper also came off too easily. I think it wasn't working as well as it should which would contribute to the lousy braking I had been getting. The new bleeder screws threaded in easily and worked fine.
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10-23-2007, 01:24 PM
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You aren't the only one with bleeder screw problems....
I had to replace 3 out of 4 bleeder screws because they were so stuck on, I rounded them out and struggled with vice grips to remove them (I had to use enough pressure to deform them like pushing on playdoh). I had to replace the driver's side caliper (AutoZone has them) because I destroyed the top of the bleeder screw and it still didn't budge (also a piece of it fell in). The driver's side caliper also came off too easily. I think it wasn't working as well as it should which would contribute to the lousy braking I had been getting. The new bleeder screws threaded in easily and worked fine.
I had to replace 3 out of 4 bleeder screws because they were so stuck on, I rounded them out and struggled with vice grips to remove them (I had to use enough pressure to deform them like pushing on playdoh). I had to replace the driver's side caliper (AutoZone has them) because I destroyed the top of the bleeder screw and it still didn't budge (also a piece of it fell in). The driver's side caliper also came off too easily. I think it wasn't working as well as it should which would contribute to the lousy braking I had been getting. The new bleeder screws threaded in easily and worked fine.
