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Originally Posted by pciley
Ordered them in 'red' today from my buddy Steve at Mossy. I don't know what "line wrenches" are. I'm hoping that a standard set of wrenches, as well as a crescent wrench and socket set will do the trick.
Any wisdom on getting all the air out?? I had trouble with the quads. I rear ended an Banshee at bout 15-20 miles an hour and wrecked my front radiator, plastic grille etc coming down a hill applying the rear brake and it never came on (obviously) 
Don't want that to happen in my truck on the highway after putting these on this weekend. |
line wrenches are those box end wrenches that are open enough to pass over a line but cover all six points of a bolt head or nut. they are a must because it is so easy to strip the heads and bolts of brake fittings. sears has a set for about 30 bux that will work fine. I always attach the new line at the brake line and let the fluid run through then attach at the brake caliper. a toothpick usually works good as a plug at the brake line opening when you start to take the stockers off. saves you draining fluid everywhere. some like to completely drain the system. I don't. make sure you have 2-3 cans of brake fluid. ford makes the best dot3 at a very good price. once you have a line back on, let it drain through an open bleeder and clear tubing for a few minutes and you will probably get all the air out without having to call mama out to pump the brakes and get a big load of "why are you doing this?" get a buddy to help if you can. it can be exasperating if you have to start chasing an air bubble. another thing that helps is having the claliper you are work on uphill a little. makes the air want to move to the bleeder a bit better. juma