changing brake lines!!!!

[joshchewuhh]

Tomorrow im going to put my q45 calipers on my s13. Well i also decided to get braided lines. Let me get this straight. I searced and it helped me alot but im jsut going to double check. Heres the sequence im going to go in.

1.jack car up, yadayadayada
2.start from the right rear caliper and loosen the bolt that holds the brake line to the caliper.
3.Put new fluid into the mc
4.Pump brakes until all old fluid comes out, until i see the new fluid.
5. do the same thing to all four sides starting with right rear, left front, left rear, right front.

can someone let me know if i need to change a step or add a new step
thanks :]

[5t341tH]

juss swap over the lines and connect them first, then bleed.
thats how i would do it

[silvia-junkie]

if you are doing all the lines you might not have enough of a pedal to bleed the brakes at first. open the bleeder on the caliper have a friend put the pedal to the floor then cloose the bleeder pedal up and repeat until you can bleed normaly.

[stinky_180]

jack the car up and remove the rims
first remove and replace the calipers
install the brake lines on all calipers
then start the bleeding procedure. i believe the sequence is: driverside rear, passengerside rear, passengerside front, driverside front. make sure you see new colored fluid when bleeding.
check the torque on the nuts and bolts you loosened up.
put those rims back on
lower the car
start 'er up and enjoy

[joshchewuhh]

okay okay i see
but whe ni change the lines will brake fluid just start to flow out of the hole? i simply just take out old lines put in the new and bleed.

[aznpoopy]

pretty much

bleed:
you pump the pedal
he opens the bleeder screw
he closes it
you let off pedal
repeat

and you guys have to keep filling the m/c with fluid during the process
do not let it go dry

additionally, do NOT pump all the way down to the floor
with old master cylinders its very easy to blow the seals with all the soot that's built up inside if you pump all the way to the floor during bleeding

[g6civcx]

Look in the FSM for bleed sequence. It's different if you have ABS.

You're going to have trouble getting the old lines off so invest in a good set of flare nut wrench.

When bleeding, it's best to go around the car at least a few times to make sure you get all of the air out.