jcostantino
New Member
Got around to installing my Earl's Hyperfirm brake lines, flushed the lines with ATE blue brake fluid and replaced the bleeders with the Speed Bleeders and WOW!
Installation was easy, I started by siphoning out as much old fluid as possible and added new fluid to the resovoir. Then I jacked up the back of the car and took both wheels off. Checked out the suspension components and proceeded to remove the right-rear bleeder screw, hose and bracket. Expect to have a small stream of fluid come out of the caliper and hard line. I had to enlarge the hole on the bracket sligthly to allow the new fitting from the SS line to fit but that was all I needed to do. Replaced the crush washers, tightened everything down to 40 ft-lbs and started flushing the fluid out of the line.
The blue fluid makes it VERY easy to know where you're at when you're flushing the lines. As soon as the fluid turns blue, you're done. ATE also sells red dyed fluid for the next time you want to flush so you have a positive indicator then as well.
The speed bleeders are something else though! I thought I would have the help of my father to supervise things but he really wasn't available to help much. With the Speed Bleeders that wasn't even a problem. I had him make sure that the right side wheels were bleeding OK and that was it. I did the majority of the work myself and the only problem I encountered was that the silicone tube I used to drain into the jar had too much of a curl in it and was hard to work with. I ended up using exactally 1 liter of brake fluid. I'm sure I didn't get it ALL out but enough has moved around to make me satisfied. I'll probably rebleed them in a week and maybe flush them again next year but for now I'm OK with them.
The difference after I finished (4 hours, took my time and stopped for lunch) was VERY pronounced! I wish I would've thought to G-tech my 60-0 time but I'm quite positive that I reduced them considerably. My brakes were getting mushy and I couldn't really engage the ABS before but now with my stock brakes I can actually get them to engage. Plus the back brakes seem to be working a little harder now too! The peddle has firmed up quite a bit and the car stops with much more authority than before.
I have a couple questions for those who have added the SS brake lines; Is there a "change interval" for them? Every 3 years? I know that the main problem with SS lines is that you cna't see a problem until it happens and it's usually too late.
Also, what would happen if a line were to burst? Would I have enough braking power to stop the car even if a line (say the front-left) had come completely off? I'm sure the peddle would go down fast but would I be able to get the car under control?
Jeff
<small>[ July 05, 2002, 10:23 AM: Message edited by: jcostantino ]</small>
Installation was easy, I started by siphoning out as much old fluid as possible and added new fluid to the resovoir. Then I jacked up the back of the car and took both wheels off. Checked out the suspension components and proceeded to remove the right-rear bleeder screw, hose and bracket. Expect to have a small stream of fluid come out of the caliper and hard line. I had to enlarge the hole on the bracket sligthly to allow the new fitting from the SS line to fit but that was all I needed to do. Replaced the crush washers, tightened everything down to 40 ft-lbs and started flushing the fluid out of the line.
The blue fluid makes it VERY easy to know where you're at when you're flushing the lines. As soon as the fluid turns blue, you're done. ATE also sells red dyed fluid for the next time you want to flush so you have a positive indicator then as well.
The speed bleeders are something else though! I thought I would have the help of my father to supervise things but he really wasn't available to help much. With the Speed Bleeders that wasn't even a problem. I had him make sure that the right side wheels were bleeding OK and that was it. I did the majority of the work myself and the only problem I encountered was that the silicone tube I used to drain into the jar had too much of a curl in it and was hard to work with. I ended up using exactally 1 liter of brake fluid. I'm sure I didn't get it ALL out but enough has moved around to make me satisfied. I'll probably rebleed them in a week and maybe flush them again next year but for now I'm OK with them.
The difference after I finished (4 hours, took my time and stopped for lunch) was VERY pronounced! I wish I would've thought to G-tech my 60-0 time but I'm quite positive that I reduced them considerably. My brakes were getting mushy and I couldn't really engage the ABS before but now with my stock brakes I can actually get them to engage. Plus the back brakes seem to be working a little harder now too! The peddle has firmed up quite a bit and the car stops with much more authority than before.
I have a couple questions for those who have added the SS brake lines; Is there a "change interval" for them? Every 3 years? I know that the main problem with SS lines is that you cna't see a problem until it happens and it's usually too late.
Also, what would happen if a line were to burst? Would I have enough braking power to stop the car even if a line (say the front-left) had come completely off? I'm sure the peddle would go down fast but would I be able to get the car under control?
Jeff
<small>[ July 05, 2002, 10:23 AM: Message edited by: jcostantino ]</small>
