Changing out brake lines.....
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Tuned
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Changing out brake lines.....
Hi all, hope everyone here is doing well.
I recently had an issue with the rear brake line rusting out to where it dumped the fluid and I lost brakes. Luckily I was still working on my electrical problem so was on our own property BUT...... I am about to pull the bed after buying Ford's super expensive new bed bolt kits (three of them
) to clean and paint the frame. I figgered while I am under there, I'd like to replace all the oem brake lines with braided steel lines. Anyone know about how much line I would need to do all four lines? And what type/ how many fittings???
Thanks much for any answers.
I recently had an issue with the rear brake line rusting out to where it dumped the fluid and I lost brakes. Luckily I was still working on my electrical problem so was on our own property BUT...... I am about to pull the bed after buying Ford's super expensive new bed bolt kits (three of them
) to clean and paint the frame. I figgered while I am under there, I'd like to replace all the oem brake lines with braided steel lines. Anyone know about how much line I would need to do all four lines? And what type/ how many fittings???Thanks much for any answers.
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Tuned
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OK, I got under the truck on a lift yesterday, rather than lying in the mud.
It appears it was only a bleed line or something similar. The original 2 ss lines are still in decent shape.
Can I replace this line with a pre-bent ss line?
Thanks,
It appears it was only a bleed line or something similar. The original 2 ss lines are still in decent shape.
Can I replace this line with a pre-bent ss line?
Thanks,
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I was unable to find pre-made lines when mine rusted through. We dropped the tank and bought the lines. We used a friends brake line bending tools and made our own lines they already had the ends. I did not try Ford locally and we had hay down at the time so truck had to be fixed fast I do not recall the truck having any very radi8cal bends.
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