How to Install the Brake Hose to the Frame
A car's brake hose is what carries the brake fluid from the steel lines to the calipers on the wheels. This is what allows your car to stop and is all initiated when you push down on the brake pedal. These hoses need to be checked at least once a year as over time they can crack and start to leak, becoming a huge safety hazard to yourself and everyone on the road.
Things You’ll Need:
- Jack stand
- Lug wrench
- Plastic bag
- Rubber band
- Pliers
- Clean rag
- Flare nut wrench set
- Loosen up the lug bolts on your tire. This is easily accomplished while the vehicle is still on the ground.
- Jack up the car by placing your jack stand under the vehicle in the appropriate position and jack it up.
- Remove the lug nut completely from the tire and take the tire off. Place it out of the way because it will not be needed until the end.
- Locate each end of the brake hose and clean them off with the rag making it much easier to see the part.
- Disconnect the flare nut on the brake line using the flare nut wrench. Be careful as to not bend the steel part of the brake line.
- Place the plastic bag immediately on the end of the brake line. Secure it with the rubber band; this will eliminate brake fluid from leaking out all over the ground and on you.
- Squeeze the clip holding the brake hose onto the frame with a pair of pliers thus removing it. It may be necessary to remove the mounting brackets to gain better access.
- Remove the hose from the caliper using a wrench.
- Replace the old hose with a new one starting at the caliper side and ending with the frame. Replace the mounting brackets you took off earlier and then clip the new hose onto the frame.
- Remove the plastic bag and reconnect everything back together. Place the tire back on and remove the jack. Tighten the lug nuts on the tire and bleed the brake lines allowing new fluid to run through.