Dennis Shelley
Active Member
the 2001 ST had a bad flex brake line, passenger side, ftont. Attempting to remove the flex hose caused it to shear off the hard line (chassis side).
Bought a 3/16 brake line, 40" long at O'Riely's. Bent the tube to resemble the old line. Some slack on the new line but did some routing to absorb this.
So the original hard line from the master cylinder (ABS unit) was cut below the motor, where the tubing is captured by a plastic clip. Now on my back, with crud falling down, cut the brake line with a tubing cutter. Using a HIGH QUALITY Flaring tool carefully set up to do a double flare. On this replacement the brake flares are a double flare. First attempt failed (leaked). O.K took it apart, recut, reflared, more grit in face, Removed the flaring tool. All looked good. Cleaned all fittings, connected new flared end of existing factory tube to to new fitted, bent tube, tightened all and IT HELD. So much work to replace a bad flex line. But the flex was rusted/welded to the chassis solid line.
The ST has 2005,000 miles. This is the second flex line replacement.
So much to learn:banana:
Dennis
Oh, Yeah the ST ws bought Salvage Title in 2002, Lots of miles, lots of good times. the ST has paid many times over
Bought a 3/16 brake line, 40" long at O'Riely's. Bent the tube to resemble the old line. Some slack on the new line but did some routing to absorb this.
So the original hard line from the master cylinder (ABS unit) was cut below the motor, where the tubing is captured by a plastic clip. Now on my back, with crud falling down, cut the brake line with a tubing cutter. Using a HIGH QUALITY Flaring tool carefully set up to do a double flare. On this replacement the brake flares are a double flare. First attempt failed (leaked). O.K took it apart, recut, reflared, more grit in face, Removed the flaring tool. All looked good. Cleaned all fittings, connected new flared end of existing factory tube to to new fitted, bent tube, tightened all and IT HELD. So much work to replace a bad flex line. But the flex was rusted/welded to the chassis solid line.
The ST has 2005,000 miles. This is the second flex line replacement.
So much to learn:banana:
Dennis
Oh, Yeah the ST ws bought Salvage Title in 2002, Lots of miles, lots of good times. the ST has paid many times over