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| emerygt350 |
 May 18 2023, 02:56 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,888 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States  |
Had these installed today. Wow. My brakes were not bad before but what a difference. Sponginess is all gone, confidence inspiring short stops. Locks them up with little effort (compared to before). Didn't touch anything else. And they are not 50 years old!
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| FlacaProductions |
May 22 2023, 05:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,916 Joined: 24-November 17 From: LA Member No.: 21,628 Region Association: Southern California 
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What's the procedure for replacing - any tips to reduce how much of a mess this makes?
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| VaccaRabite |
May 23 2023, 06:22 AM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,729 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(FlacaProductions @ May 22 2023, 07:25 PM)  What's the procedure for replacing - any tips to reduce how much of a mess this makes? I'm going to be doing this soon. I also have a set of Erics new SS lines to put in. But I'm waiting to do it till I can replace to rotors and do a full brake service. In general, with the car up in the air, and the wheels off, you take the soft lines off one corner at a time, replacing them as quickly as you can. Brake fluid is going to drip and you want to minimize that. Have things prepped and ready to go ahead of time. Put some penetrating fluid on all the clips and connections so they pull out easier. When done you are obviously going to need to bleed the brakes. I'd suggest doing a complete flush. And (DWD be damned!) while you are in there - brace up your brake master cylinder so it does not flex the sheet metal its attached to. Again, prep is the key here. Get under the car and look and see what needs doing. the clips aren't impossible to remove, but they often get a little corrosion and get stuck. I've used a hammer and drift to get them started moving, and a pair of vice grips to remove them once they budge. If you have never replaced your hardlines... Oof. You may be in for an ordeal. If you have replaced hardlines then they should be in pretty good condition, just go slow and don't strip them out. Penetrating fluid is your friend! Its not hard, just tedious and could be messy. Zach |
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emerygt350 Braided PMB brake lines May 18 2023, 02:56 PM
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Had these installed today. Wow. My brakes were ... May 18 2023, 05:51 PM emerygt350 Yep.. the original owner had replacements in the ... May 18 2023, 06:17 PM
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Yep.. the original owner had replacements in the... May 20 2023, 07:53 AM Root_Werks Old brake lines can expand quite a bit. Even just... May 19 2023, 12:19 PM rfinegan I got my lines on a group buy here and a 19mm mast... May 20 2023, 07:35 AM Geezer914 I Replaced mine with Goodridge a few years back May 20 2023, 07:44 AM jim_hoyland OK; So how long do the rubber lines last until the... May 20 2023, 07:51 AM PatMc
OK; So how long do the rubber lines last until th... May 21 2023, 01:43 PM Root_Werks
OK; So how long do the rubber lines last until t... May 22 2023, 04:10 PM emerygt350 Possibly, my Porsche guy said that the difference ... May 20 2023, 12:19 PM emerygt350 If anyone wants some rubber lines... I have an ext... May 21 2023, 06:31 PM jim_hoyland Hmmm I. Have a new set from PMB, just don’t look... May 22 2023, 04:42 PM Mikey914 I'd say yes. Otherwise, you may be asking for ... May 22 2023, 04:45 PM emerygt350 I looked at everything I could find on here and Yo... May 22 2023, 06:29 PM emerygt350 A little thing I saw some guys do to reduce drips ... May 23 2023, 01:38 PM FlacaProductions Good tips - and I've seen the cling-wrap trick... May 25 2023, 11:57 AM krazykonrad Just remember, braided lines fail from the inside.... May 26 2023, 10:41 AM |
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