brake lines

[sdime]

hey my driver side brake line pretty much just exploded. any advice for replacing them ? ive never done em before. and should i replace it with a steel braided line? thx.

[Sam]

You don't have to replace it with a braided line, and you can only get braided lines in kits anyway. Russell Performance makes a kit and so do some other manufacturers. All you have to do is disconnect the bolt that holds the hose to the caliper, then the fitting that holds the hose to the frame. Before you isntall it, run some fluid through it to clean it out and kind of "get it going" so the fluid will run through it easier when you bleed it. After you replace it, you need to have someone pump the brakes 3 or 4 times and hold them down hard. Remove the rubber boot on the bleed screw and attach a tube to it so you can run the fluid to a pan. With the brakes held down loosen the bleed screw. YOu should see nothing run out the first time or two. When you loosen the screw, the brake pedal will travel to its limit and that's when you need to immediately tighten it back. Do this several times until only fluid comes out. Have your buddy pump and hold, you unscrew the bleeder, then tighten it back once you know that the pedal is down. Only takes a second for the pedal to bottom out, so keep the screw open for just that long. You are getting all the air out of the line by bleeding it like this. Just repeat this until you get no bubbles coming out, just fluid. Make sure that you watch your fluidlevel in the tank. You can't let it drop down below MIN or you may get air into the system and have to rebleed it. Just changing a line shouldn't drop your level much at all. Just watch it and add fluid if you need to during the bleeding process and after your done.

[sdime]

excellent. thanks man.