brake line question
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brake line question
I have a 1994 f150 4x2 with a slight leaking driver side front brake line. before i buy i new one i looked to see how far this goes back and as far as i can tell the driver side front line goes from the coil spring/shock braket directly into the master cylender. is this right? does 1 line from the MC go to the driver side front wheel but the other line coming from the MC splits and goes to the passanger front wheel as well as the rear brakes?
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There are 3 seperate lines, the line on the drivers side goes from the caliper to the spring mount and at the end of the line there is a block, and another line comes from the Master to the top of the block, and yet another line screws into the back of the block on the backside of the spring mount. This line goes along the crossmember to the spring mount on the passenger side. If you live where there is rust you will probably end up replacing all 3 lines I am in Southern Indiana and had to replace all 3 on my 93 F150. Good Luck
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I just replaced all of the brake lines on my '95. I got a preformed stainless steel set from in-line tube and they fit perfect. I also replaced the rubber flex hoses with stainless braided reinforced flex hoses.
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I live in MN and i had to replace my hardlines when i replace my brake lines because there were rusted corrodded together(sp). They werent leakings, so i only replaced the driver and passenger lines that go into the block. The other line that goes to the master was fine. Just drain your brake lines from the caliper. Doesnt make sense to have brake line squirting when you snip the lines. you'll have to bleed them anyways.
Take a string ans measure how long both the lines are. On my '88, if i remember right, the drivers side was 12" and the passanger was 48". Make sure you get the same size nuts that screw into the block. You can buy the hardline, fittings and the special tool that flares the end of the line, but they have pre made ones. I had to buy a bender. Its one of those tools you'll prolly only use once every 5 years, but its nice to borrow out. I just measured, bought the right amount of lines, snipped the old ones off, bent the new line similar. It was quite easy, just time consuming.
Take a string ans measure how long both the lines are. On my '88, if i remember right, the drivers side was 12" and the passanger was 48". Make sure you get the same size nuts that screw into the block. You can buy the hardline, fittings and the special tool that flares the end of the line, but they have pre made ones. I had to buy a bender. Its one of those tools you'll prolly only use once every 5 years, but its nice to borrow out. I just measured, bought the right amount of lines, snipped the old ones off, bent the new line similar. It was quite easy, just time consuming.
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I have had to do numerous lines in my current F250 as well as the '85 F150 I had before that. You can buy the premade if you want to but for just a few bucks you can get the lines and bend them yourself. The new lines are preflared, have the ends already on them and bend by hand without a bending tool.
What I have done is line up one end of the new with one end of the old, tape those ends together, and just bend the new one following the old. Takes some time but it isn't hard and the lines don't have to match perfectly.
Watch the threads on the end - some are metric sizes and you will need an adapter. I have used the adapter nuts as well as the short lines that have different ends - it's all same-same in the end.
What I have done is line up one end of the new with one end of the old, tape those ends together, and just bend the new one following the old. Takes some time but it isn't hard and the lines don't have to match perfectly.
Watch the threads on the end - some are metric sizes and you will need an adapter. I have used the adapter nuts as well as the short lines that have different ends - it's all same-same in the end.
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