Rubber Brake Hose R&R
03-25-2012, 11:19 AM
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With a good set of flare nut wrenches. An unpainted golf tee or similar will plug the brake line. Frame end first, then the caliper end.
03-25-2012, 11:22 AM
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use some pb blaster and clean the fittings first. one tip would be to cut the hose and slide a closed 6 point end wrench over the fittings rather than use a open style hose wrench. it will reduce the chance of rounding the nuts.
03-25-2012, 11:36 AM
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That's what I did. I think I used a 5/8 spark plug socket on the rears. I didn't use the golf tee, I let all the fluid drain out and then gravity bled the whole system. If you are changing all the rubber lines, it's a good time to just flush the whole system.
03-25-2012, 11:45 AM
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Hi AD,
The original hoses have a red line running the length of the hose so you can see that they're installed without an unwanted twist in them.
So install and tighten the threaded end first, and then seat and install the clips at the frame ends.
Regards,
Alan
The original hoses have a red line running the length of the hose so you can see that they're installed without an unwanted twist in them.
So install and tighten the threaded end first, and then seat and install the clips at the frame ends.
Regards,
Alan
03-31-2012, 07:33 PM
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I invested in two sets of good quality flare wrenches. I wanted to make sure I had a duplicate set in case there was a situation that may have called for this.
Using these wrenches on the brake and gas lines was worth the cost rather than rounding off various nuts and bolts on the lines.
kdf
Using these wrenches on the brake and gas lines was worth the cost rather than rounding off various nuts and bolts on the lines.
kdf
07-11-2012, 08:00 PM
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I invested in two sets of good quality flare wrenches. I wanted to make sure I had a duplicate set in case there was a situation that may have called for this.
Using these wrenches on the brake and gas lines was worth the cost rather than rounding off various nuts and bolts on the lines.
kdf
Using these wrenches on the brake and gas lines was worth the cost rather than rounding off various nuts and bolts on the lines.
kdf
Absolutely agree. I was in this exact same position earlier this afternoon. After a bad experience with a stripped bolt yesterday I bought these flared nut wrenches and they worked perfectly for disconnecting the brake line.
