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Topic subjectBrake line story and speed bleeders(Very long)
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9389, Brake line story and speed bleeders(Very long)
Posted by gzrs99, May-14-02 06:38 PM
Well it late night, at my work site bored as hell... After reading all the post and etc. I've noticed nobdy seem to have a write up for some of the SS brake line install and Part no.s for speed bleeders.
Well here some useless info may need or usefull 2gnt conversation..

The info below is for general reading Blah...blah...blah... So don't sue me if you mess it up. Notice may not work on <97 mitsu cars or ABS brake....I don't know cuz i hav'nt tried it
There has been some questions whether RREs brake lines fit on drum brakes with out any modifications or extra parts. Answer is Yes they do fit with no modification and no extra parts needed. well on my 99 model rs any way. the rre brake lines can be installed out of the box. The trick is to remove the rubber brake line and part of the brake hard line. The bleeding screw must also be removed before the SS brake line can be bolted on to the brake drum assembly. Without removing the bleeding screw there is no room to use any wrenches to tighten the ss brake line. tip #2 the Rear ss brake line must not be connected to any of the suspension parts. It will not get snagged and brake loose. I've had the lines installed for about 1.5 yrs its been thru ice,slush, several decapitated rabbits,ground hogs and LArge chunks of cement blocks.SO far its been holding well. tips# 3 SS brake line must be bolted first to the drum,then to the inner fender well, and last install your bleeder screw. Tools used: 10mm wrench,17mm wrench,18mm wrench(RRE ss brake line size), Recommend 10mm flared wrench very easy to strip the 10mm brake flare nut. Ahh yes the ever popular WD40 oil must use ALOT. Speed bleeders I recommend them (they should mandatory for every 2gnt) Makes brake bleeding very easy. For drums i'm using 10mmx1.0. The front was 7mm x 1.0 Just for the hell of it I've replaced the front clutch bleeding screw with 10mmx1.0**This is very important the bleeding screws must be metric otherwise the STANDARD Threading will Strip***. Oh yeah all the bleeding screws can be found at Pep boys. Under the HELP Misc. parts section -- speed bleeder screws. Cost of all 6 bleeder screws plus valvoine synth brake fluid 1 qt $30. After upgrading the brake lines, the braking is alot harder i've noticed some decreased braking distance say about 5ft...(no data tho) Brake fade is somwhat reduced, i'm still using cheap autozone pads. Right now i'm changing out my factory struts after 88k miles to the new tokicos illums. I'll give report then see how they fair on stock springs. Hey is if any one interested on the brake line install i'll write it up, and it will included the front brake lines and the ss clutchline install. If you like my post heck give me some stars.
9390, RE: Brake line story and speed bleeders(Very long)
Posted by MetalJim, May-15-02 08:09 AM
cool setup. good post. :thumbsup


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9391, RE: Brake line story and speed bleeders(Very long)
Posted by John99RS, May-16-02 05:33 AM
I'll second that. :thumbsup I'm doing the rear disc swap very soon....just a couple more parts to get. :)