Bleeding the brake lines
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Bleeding the brake lines
Ok I went out to bleed my brake lines today and did both the rears and all was good then started on the passenger front and a lot of air came out but here comes my HUGE problem. My brake line is now stripped. Now I cant finish bleeding it and not only that but the driver front is stripped also. How can I get them off so I can finish bleeding the brakes? I got the lights to go off but its still spongy.
Oh yeah, does someone have a picture of what the bleeder valves look like exactly on the brakes. My haynes doesn't give a great picture and I want to make sure I did it right. I just loosened the nut that holds the metal brake line to the drum or caliper.
Oh yeah, does someone have a picture of what the bleeder valves look like exactly on the brakes. My haynes doesn't give a great picture and I want to make sure I did it right. I just loosened the nut that holds the metal brake line to the drum or caliper.
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From: Nixa
Oh no you don't have to even touch your brake lines. On the back of you rear brakes at the top of each one, there is a fitting that looks like zerk fitting. Just loosen them up about 1/4 to 1/2 turn. Keep them closed while you pump up the brakes, then hold the pedal down and loosen the fitting til you get a solid stream. You may have to repeat this procedure a few times til you get nothing but the solid stream. Tighten up the fitting Then move to your front brakes, at the top of each caliper is the same fitting. loosen it up then close it, pump up the brakes just like on the back ones, hold it down open it up, just the same as before. When you got a solid stream. close it up again. And you are done. Make sure to keep the fluid level in the master cylinder correct. And don't over tighten the fittings or you will strip them.
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Oh no you don't have to even touch your brake lines. On the back of you rear brakes at the top of each one, there is a fitting that looks like zerk fitting. Just loosen them up about 1/4 to 1/2 turn. Keep them closed while you pump up the brakes, then hold the pedal down and loosen the fitting til you get a solid stream. You may have to repeat this procedure a few times til you get nothing but the solid stream. Tighten up the fitting Then move to your front brakes, at the top of each caliper is the same fitting. loosen it up then close it, pump up the brakes just like on the back ones, hold it down open it up, just the same as before. When you got a solid stream. close it up again. And you are done. Make sure to keep the fluid level in the master cylinder correct. And don't over tighten the fittings or you will strip them.
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if u got a beams in the front and alotta wear on the truck ur better off buying new calipers ull be so much happier with ur brakes after i replaced mine there was a diff of day and night i dont know how much ur gonna havve to pay for them i gotta parts hook up for cheap
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i helped a friend of mine put brakes on his 97 jeep wrangler and on the calipers he got 80 dollars back when he brought the old ones back in and they charged him 120 at the store. that leaves you at about 20 dollars per caliper actual cost. we put calipers, rotors, pads and brake lines in the front on for 140 bucks
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From: SWFL
Get new calipers and replace the stripped brakelines while you're at it. It's not that hard a job and you will end up with a new front break system. If you are changing the calipers, have a look at the shoes and the rotors, change 'em if they need it.
Best of luck
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is the nut part stripped or are the threads stripped? i would just take them off altogether and pitch them, then replace them. if the nut is stripped you can probably get it to turn with a pair of small channel locks. i would just take the caliper off and then take the brake line off and throw them away as one piece. and i would suggest putting new pads and rotors on while you're there, it's not that expensive and it will save you trouble in the future.
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