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front brake hose and bleeding by My04gt
Started on: 10-24-2012 08:18 PM
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Report this Post10-24-2012 08:18 PM Click Here to See the Profile for My04gtSend a Private Message to My04gtDirect Link to This Post
i had my pass. side brake hose collapsed on me yesterday. i ordered a new line and will get it Thursday. my question is can i get buy just bleeding the front two wheels or do i have to bleed all four. i understand if i need to bleed all 4 it is real D.S. then rear P.S. then front P.S. then last the front D.S.
also do to money and time i only ordered the one hose, will that cause a problem having one new brake hose and 3 old ones. thank you
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Report this Post10-24-2012 10:34 PM Click Here to See the Profile for Lambo nutSend a Private Message to Lambo nutDirect Link to This Post
If the hose did not blow, and the master cylinder does not/did not empty completly, then you only need to bleed the caliper that the new hose is connected to.

If the master cylinder was never empty....
Top off master cylinder, leave cap off, pull wheel, get new hose out and have ready and get a catch pan under the hose area, loosen the connection at the hard line but keep together so it won't leak too much, remove clip holding connection at hardline/hose, remove the bolt at the caliper, quickly remove hose from hardline, attach new hose at hardline, let new hose fill with fluid. (it will do this by gravity), replace bolt hose fitting at caliper with new washers, tighten hose at hardline, reinstall clip. All the time making sure master cylinder does not empty, use a friend if need to. Now just open the bleeder on the caliper and make sure all the air is out. It will gravity bleed also. Tighten bleed screw, top off cylinder replace cap. Check to make sure have good pedal and brakes. All this I can usually do in about 15 minutes or less, depending on the hard line connection. Sometimes it alone can be a b!otch.

Edit to add, if the front hose blew, then you should only have to bleed the front. The rears are on a different circuit of the master cylinder, and even if it looks like it emptied, there should have still been some fluid in that side of the reservoir so no air should have got in..


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Report this Post10-25-2012 08:31 PM Click Here to See the Profile for My04gtSend a Private Message to My04gtDirect Link to This Post
thank you i got it done today. i clean the the icv last night and now it wants to stall when i slow down or stop
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Originally posted by My04gt:

thank you i got it done today. i clean the the icv last night and now it wants to stall when i slow down or stop


I had mine on the Indy I had take a while to reset. Might give it some time and see if it don't straighten up on its own first.

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Report this Post10-27-2012 07:52 PM Click Here to See the Profile for My04gtSend a Private Message to My04gtDirect Link to This Post
i got it running good today. i cleaned the t/b and iac replace the oil pressure sending unit. and reset the ecm and iac
thanks for your help
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