so i decided to pull the front wheels to check the front brakes on the 93 f150 one of the rubber lines was cracking so i went to fix it well the driver side is the bad one. where the metal line that goes from front driver to ft passenger is froze up . i cannot get the metal lines and rubber lines on either side. i am replacing the metal line and both rubber lines. question is where the lines join each other i need to get it unbolted the bolts are now striped though. my dad has an angle grinder that he said with a cutting wheel will cut right through it. i am thinking the easiest thing to do is cut the big end of the rubber line. its a big metal adapter piece. i figured i would cut it then slide it though the hole its bolts to. will this work? give me any advice you can.
what to use to fix this
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I may be wrong, I think you need to cut the metal line. I don't know if the rubber line will fit through the hole. Some have a snap ring that keep them from going through, others I think have a shoulder that is larger than the hole.
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Were you not using line wrenches by chance?
a phonics worksheet. joking.
cut the line
cut the line
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Originally Posted By: chevyboy14
so i decided to pull the front wheels to check the front brakes on the 93 f150 one of the rubber lines was cracking so i went to fix it well the driver side is the bad one. where the metal line that goes from front driver to ft passenger is froze up . i cannot get the metal lines and rubber lines on either side. i am replacing the metal line and both rubber lines. question is where the lines join each other i need to get it unbolted the bolts are now striped though. my dad has an angle grinder that he said with a cutting wheel will cut right through it. i am thinking the easiest thing to do is cut the big end of the rubber line. its a big metal adapter piece. i figured i would cut it then slide it though the hole its bolts to. will this work? give me any advice you can.
Reading this makes my head hurt.
so i decided to pull the front wheels to check the front brakes on the 93 f150 one of the rubber lines was cracking so i went to fix it well the driver side is the bad one. where the metal line that goes from front driver to ft passenger is froze up . i cannot get the metal lines and rubber lines on either side. i am replacing the metal line and both rubber lines. question is where the lines join each other i need to get it unbolted the bolts are now striped though. my dad has an angle grinder that he said with a cutting wheel will cut right through it. i am thinking the easiest thing to do is cut the big end of the rubber line. its a big metal adapter piece. i figured i would cut it then slide it though the hole its bolts to. will this work? give me any advice you can.
Reading this makes my head hurt.
Sorry for the [censored] typing its the phone typing is miserable on it. I cut the metal line going across the truck now what I have the ends of that metal line still screwed into the rubber line. The retaining clips however have been removed will it fit through the hole like that? Or should I cut the metal line end that is till screwed in?
Replace with non steel line. I forget the name. Expensive but it will not rust. Has copper and other metals.
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Replace with non steel line. I forget the name. Expensive but it will not rust. Has copper and other metals.
Armourcoat?
Replace with non steel line. I forget the name. Expensive but it will not rust. Has copper and other metals.
Armourcoat?
try this. Nicopp brake line tubing.,,,,,,http://www.agscompany.com/automotive/brake-fuel-transmission-lins/nicopp/353,,,,,,,,allso check advance auto. i have not used them but the tech specs are very good. dont for get to double flair each end of the tube. and use anti-seize compound on ALL threads on the bottom of the car / truck. that way 80,00 miles latter it comes apart. i DO mean ALL threads.
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http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...rue#Post2662274
My mechanic used Cunifer.
Armourcoat may be another brand unsure.
My mechanic used Cunifer.
Armourcoat may be another brand unsure.
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The copper brake tubing is some mighty good stuff and well worth the cost if it's going on a farm truck or a truck used for plowing snow, but is really overkill for this application. If the original steel lasted for nearly two decades, then some inexpensive plastic coated steel should be good enough for another three decades at under $1/ft.
Chevyboy14, how likely are you to keep this truck for more than 3 decades?
Chevyboy14, how likely are you to keep this truck for more than 3 decades?
i bought a steel line and already bent it. i used a vicks jar to make the bends
my only question is where the rubber hose screws into the metal line. how can i remove that from the truck. i cut the long metal line going across the truck but couldn't unscrew it from the rubber hose. i removed the retainers from the line. i just need the best way to remove it from the truck.
If you're going to work on brakes, may as well
1) cut the metal line near the line nut then stick a 6 point socket on what's left. Maybe find a "wrong" standard/metric that will really pound on there tight.
2) Get assorted Vise grips. Their teeth dull with time, so fresh new ones are in order. These are great for backing up rubber hoses by grabbing on the metal collars.
1) cut the metal line near the line nut then stick a 6 point socket on what's left. Maybe find a "wrong" standard/metric that will really pound on there tight.
2) Get assorted Vise grips. Their teeth dull with time, so fresh new ones are in order. These are great for backing up rubber hoses by grabbing on the metal collars.
well i fixed it . bleeding was a pain . the bleeder screws are all froze up so i used the front brake lines to bleed them.
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