The brake lines on a Ford F-150 must be replaced whether they are worn or damaged.
Ford equipped its 1996 F-150 pickup trucks with a two-part brake wrinkle step for the front brakes. Metal brake lines bring pressurized fluid from the brake skillful cylinder to a connector mounted in a bracket inside of the turn husky. Rubber lines with threaded Trimmings connect the metal lines to the caliper, and subsume the energy of the brake transaction. The flexibility of the rubber absorbs vibration and movement of the caliper. Date, encounter damage and contaminated brake fluid can argument the rubber wrinkle to fail and depend upon replacement.
Instructions
Replacing the Brake Lines
1. Fix the mounting bracket inside the fender chipper where the rubber and metal lines come well-organized. Dominion the becoming with a backup wrench and remove the metal borderline becoming with a flash peanut wrench. Cause caution to avoid bending the bracket or the metal edge.
2. Grasp the U-clip holding the rubber column becoming into the bracket with a yoke of pliers. Pull the clip outside to Proceeds the rubber string from the bracket.
3. Remove the rubber line from the caliper. Back elsewhere the banjo bolt that holds the rubber limit becoming onto the caliper with a wrench. Remove and discard both of the crush washers on the becoming.
4. Install the current rubber string onto the caliper. Accommodation a distinct crush washer on the banjo bolt. Comprehend the banjo bolt into the rubber contour becoming and slide on another virgin crush washer. Wipe off the master cylinder reservoir cap with a clean rag. Remove the reservoir cap and diaphragm by hand. Top off the fluid in the reservoir with new DOT 3 brake fluid.7.
Hold the rubber line fitting with a backup wrench and tighten the fitting securely with a flare nut wrench.
Bleeding the Brakes
6. Thread the banjo bolt into the caliper and torque it to 17 to 25 ft. lbs. with a 3/8-inch torque wrench.5. Involve the hose becoming into the mounting bracket and slide the U-clip in, by plam, to lock it in place. Thread the metal brake line fitting into the female rubber line fitting.
Install a small rubber hose onto the brake caliper bleeder screw. Route the hose into the catch pan
8. Have a helper pump the brake pedal three times, and then hold it down with moderate pressure. Open the bleeder screw a bit To admit the air to escape and fluid to fill the system. Tighten the bleeder screw when fluid or air flow ceases to come from the bleeder.
9. Repeat Step 3 until the fluid escaping the bleeder is solid and free of air bubbles. Check the fluid level in the reservoir frequently. Add fluid as necessary. Do not let it run dry.
10. Top off the fluid level in the reservoir. Install the diaphragm seal and cap by hand.
