to let gravity fill the rear brake lines until fluid came out the back........then i filled the master cyl. again closed ever thing up but my pedal is still very soft.???
Ok guys I've replaced all the bad and leaking brake lines and hoses...........at leaset all the ones i've found so far.
I tried Is there air still in the system?
also the front brake lines are fine and I never opened the lines up .......but the master cylinder went dry from working on the rear.........did air get into the front line??...cause I can't get the bleeders open.......even with a pair of vice grips.................any tips
Next thing I'll do is get some one to pump the brakes and I'll bleed the lines again.
thanks Brian
If you want to try your hand at double lap flaring, AutoZone will lend you the correct tool for the job at no charge.
I was scared to do try it myself for the first time just a few months ago. It was a piece of cake.
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> « Paul » wrote:
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>> bmaty wrote:
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>>> ..............I just bought a car to run to work and back in. >>>
>>>its in great shape only 48,000 miles and the body is real
>>>good.............but one of the Steel brake lines is busted. and the >>>others
>>>don't look so good.
>>>
>>>I'd like to do it my self to save the cash. but I'd like to know if im
>>>getting in over my head. Any body got any experiance working with these. >>>
>>>I called the local part stores and they all have stock striaght lines >>>that
>>>I'd have to bend and flare. and the rest of the brake system I think i >>>can
>>>easliy do by myself.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>Brian
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>> You can probably buy almost correct lengths and not have to cut & flare.
>> Double flaring is not easy and not fun (not for me anyways).
>> Find our if your oem vehicle lines are either english or metric.
>> If you do end up flaring, do lots of practice flares first.
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> When i had to redo my old mazda, i went through all the scenarios you are.
> What i decided to do in the end was buy stock length lines with the
> fittings already on and bend them.
>
> You carefully take off the old lines. YOu may have to cut them in a few
> spots. It depends. Then you use the contours of the old lines to pre bend
> as much as possible the new lines off the car. Then you carefully put the
> new lines on. Start at one end, and work your way to the other.
> Since you may have bought lines longer than the OEM, you might have to put
> a few loops or bends in them to reduce there length.
>
> I was warned that to make a good double flair is an art, and the flair
> tool is not cheap either. So that's why i went the pre built route. The
> bender was not that much. Good luck. WHen you take one of the old lines
> off, take it down to the auto parts store to match up the thread and > flair.
>
> Bob