Braided brake line question

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neoeire
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Braided brake line question

Post by neoeire »

I bought hel braided brake lines on ebay a while ago.

When i got the car up, i noticed on the back, the original lines looked different and half the length.

My car is a 1990 rev1 mr2 turbo. The 4 hel lines are the same.
Is this right? Plus is there a how to guide just to be sure.

Plus my workshop manual doesnt have info on the lines. Or i cant find it lol.
What order are the brakes to be bleed?
abovetherim
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Re: Braided brake line question

Post by abovetherim »

You will see that the front and rears in the kit are a slightly different length. There should also be a slight bend in the banjo union on the rear hoses.
The rear will also need something to secure it to the inner arch as the oe hoses have a bracket built into the union at this point. P clips would work but i used a piece of bracket strip that you used to get with stereo fitting kits
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You will need to reuse the circlips and spring clips from your old hoses to secure the new ones to the shocks.

As for bleeding, start at the wheel furthest from the reservoir and work your way closer, so on a uk car
n/s/r
o/s/r
n/s/f
o/s/f
Aslo get yourself some good penetrant fluid (not just wd40), wire brush and give the brake pipe to hose unions a good dose for a couple of days before and buy a brake line spanner (10mm iirc) as they will help here.
neoeire
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Re: Braided brake line question

Post by neoeire »

Thanks so much for the great reply.

Its a great help
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