Question regarding my ss lines

[Sho_Freak]

i got my ss lines in the mail today and i was looking at them. i know hardly anything about brakes, so u can laugh at me if u want. where do thes box end thingys go and how do they work? is there like a hollow bolt they use?any pics on what these do/what they look like installed?

 

[masho95]

Looks like the ends that attach to the caliper. If they didn't come with the bolts I'd assume you'd have to re-use the old ones with the two washers.

 

[luigisho]

That is the end that attaches to the caliper. Did you get new banjo bolts? If not hopefully your originals will work. You will need new metal (usually copper) washers to seal it properly.

 

[Sho_Freak]

i got 2 new copper washers with each caliper, but whats this banjo bolt look like? i hope i can reuse my old ones.

 

[FAST4DR]

Yeah you can reuse the bolt(banjo) that's on the calipers. You just take out the bolt, put on the new copper washers you got and retighten. It's pretty self explanatory once you start doing it. You are going to have to bleed your brakes of course. I always start with the passenger side rear then the drivers side rear, passenger side front, driver side front. Do you know how to bleed the brakes? If not, it's not hard. Need two people.

Here are a couple pics I made that might help explain it.

Will

 

[Sho_Freak]

thats VERY helpful. thanks, yes i know how to bleed brakes. i know to bleed them right away, but in a couple days should i go back and bleed them again for safe measures?

 

[luigisho]

Nice pics! You will see when you take it apart that the bolt has a hole in it where fluid will pass through. Get the air out however many times it takes. A good first bleed, with plenty of fluid on hand, should get the job done the first time. The Ford fluid is very good.

 

[djsSHO]

Must be nice to live in an area with almost no rust on anything at all

 

[Sho_Freak]

Must be nice to live in an area with almost no rust on anything at all

yup, it must be, but my rust give my car character!

 

[FAST4DR]

thats VERY helpful. thanks, yes i know how to bleed brakes. i know to bleed them right away, but in a couple days should i go back and bleed them again for safe measures?

I don't think it's really necessary to re-bleed the brakes. You can if you want, wouldn't hurt anything, but I have never done that and have never had any problems.

I use a clear plastic hose over the brake bleeder so I can more easily see the color of the fluid coming out. It's usually much darker than the new fluid, so you just keep working the fluid out until it looks like the new almost clear fluid and no bubbles. Even when I get to the point where I don't see and more bubbles, I usually pump a few more times, just to make sure.

Will

 

[SHOZ123]

When I replaced my lines it took a lot of pumping to get all the air out. I would suggest that you get everything hooked up and then leave the bleeder screw out until the brake fluid starts to drip out.

 

[FAST4DR]

When I replaced my lines it took a lot of pumping to get all the air out. I would suggest that you get everything hooked up and then leave the bleeder screw out until the brake fluid starts to drip out.

Good point. I forgot about that. Yeah, you can leave the bleeder screw open and the brakes will gravity bleed themselves. Saves a lot of pumping time.

Will