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> Rear Soft brake line replacement, Engine out?
swl
post Aug 4 2011, 08:48 AM
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it seems like a dumb question but how do I know what master cylinder is on the car. Brakes are REALLY firm. Way too firm for my liking. I feel like I would need two feet for panic braking.
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swl   Rear Soft brake line replacement   Aug 4 2011, 08:48 AM
dflesburg   they have a number cast into the side should be 1...   Aug 4 2011, 08:55 AM
Eric_Shea   With a mirror. The number is cast on the top by t...   Aug 4 2011, 09:26 AM
swl   of course it's on top! Why put it somepla...   Aug 4 2011, 10:35 AM
swl   can't see anything - cylinder is really badly ...   Aug 4 2011, 09:15 PM
Eric_Shea   Most people complain of just the opposite and, as ...   Aug 4 2011, 09:54 PM
swl   This is a new to me car Eric. Not on the road yet...   Aug 5 2011, 06:07 AM
Eric_Shea   I would just go 19mm. The feel is negligible an...   Aug 5 2011, 07:18 AM
swl   Took her for a bit of an extended drive today (bee...   Aug 6 2011, 04:59 PM
swl   I have the soft line in hand now. Had the flare n...   Aug 21 2011, 09:48 AM
Racer Chris   Try tightening the fitting slightly before looseni...   Aug 21 2011, 10:12 AM
swl   well I got it off without stripping the nut. The ...   Aug 27 2011, 01:03 PM
r_towle   Consider replacing the hard lines also at this poi...   Aug 27 2011, 01:07 PM
swl   but the nut that is giving me grief is the small o...   Aug 27 2011, 01:17 PM
r_towle   If you make the decision, just replace the hard li...   Aug 27 2011, 01:31 PM
swl   live and learn I guess. The amount of time I spen...   Aug 27 2011, 01:55 PM
76-914   I agree with Rich. F**k it, cut it, deep socket an...   Aug 27 2011, 02:27 PM
swl   I agree with Rich. F**k it, cut it, deep socket a...   Aug 28 2011, 07:35 AM
Vacca Rabite   replace the hardlines. its an afternoon job, and ...   Aug 27 2011, 04:53 PM
McMark   :agree: Replace the hard lines. I usually break ...   Aug 28 2011, 11:29 AM
Ductech   :agree: Replace the hard lines. I usually break...   Aug 31 2011, 01:51 PM
Eric_Shea   You "need" to replace them at this point...   Aug 28 2011, 01:59 PM
swl   Thanks all. The hardlines are being replaced. Be...   Aug 28 2011, 03:18 PM
swl   The front soft/hardline replacement was a real ...   Sep 10 2011, 11:01 AM
trfrick   I did it with the engine in and it is deffinately ...   Sep 10 2011, 11:36 AM
Eric_Shea   :wavey: Difficult but doable.   Sep 10 2011, 12:22 PM


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