Brake lines
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Brake lines
Anyone ever replace a brake line at the ABS unit on a pre-'05 Superduty?
On my '01, the brake line that goes from the ABS unit to the right front brake hose had a knick in the plastic coating, and of course, it eventually rotted through. I have a patch (double-flared) in there now, but I would rather replace the entire thing.
The line has a section of braided hose between the ABS unit and the chassis.
Ford lists the brake line for my truck "up to 12/01/00" and then "from 12/01/00" - of course, my truck was made in November 2000, and the line is no longer available from Ford (even checked with NumberDummy, none to be had). The "from 12/01/00" IS still available, but I doubt it'll fit. The ABS unit cuts over on 12/03/00, so I suspect something changed, either fitting size, or location. And I don't really want to risk $80+ to find out.
If anyone has ever changed the brake lines at the ABS unit, do you know what size the ABS unit fitting needs to be? I wouldn't mind using aftermarket parts to piece together a line.
Any other sources of pre-bent lines for these trucks?
Thanks in advance
On my '01, the brake line that goes from the ABS unit to the right front brake hose had a knick in the plastic coating, and of course, it eventually rotted through. I have a patch (double-flared) in there now, but I would rather replace the entire thing.
The line has a section of braided hose between the ABS unit and the chassis.
Ford lists the brake line for my truck "up to 12/01/00" and then "from 12/01/00" - of course, my truck was made in November 2000, and the line is no longer available from Ford (even checked with NumberDummy, none to be had). The "from 12/01/00" IS still available, but I doubt it'll fit. The ABS unit cuts over on 12/03/00, so I suspect something changed, either fitting size, or location. And I don't really want to risk $80+ to find out.
If anyone has ever changed the brake lines at the ABS unit, do you know what size the ABS unit fitting needs to be? I wouldn't mind using aftermarket parts to piece together a line.
Any other sources of pre-bent lines for these trucks?
Thanks in advance
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I recently replaced all of the brake lines from front to back on my van, bronco and sd except for the rubber lines. I just got brake line and compression fittings from advance and used a tubing bender to make it fit.
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I remember one of the fittings being a different size, but I'm not sure what the sizes were. I know the lines I bought didn't have that particular size, so I cut the line and reused the bigger fitting that was already on the truck. I had to do the same thing on my bronco too.
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Compression fittings are not safe or legal for use on brake lines. Double flared fitting are the proper way to repair.
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I bought a double flare kit at NAPA for about 40 bucks. It works great. Don't use compression fittings for brake lines only for house plumbing.
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Learn something new everyday. The parts stores here have them with the brake lines and brake accessories, so I just assumed they were ok to use.
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From: Corbin Ky
Brake lines
I used to use compression fittings all the time on other vehicles I will never used again especially on a hydro boost system. I repaired a brake l line on my 01 SD and while pulling a 10k trailer it blew apart at the compression union trailer brakes and gravel trap are all that saved me. Please don't use them
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