I need to know what tools I need to change the front driver side brake hose.

An accident in front of me caused me to slam on my brakes this morning on my way to work and my front driver side brake hose busted. So I used my E-brake the rest of the way. SOMEONE HELP ME GET HOME FROM WORK!!!

 

off the top of my head 14 or 12mm socket, 10mm socket, i think a 14mm or 17mm wrench, 10mm line wrench and some pliers to take off the clip for the brake line.

 

get a flaired / line wrench to get the line off DO NOT use a standard wrench.

 

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yes. get a FLARED nut wrench. dont go cheap either. i bought one at Kragen autoparts and i stripped one of my brake line nuts. then i bought a craftsman one, and it worked perfectly fine.

 

Replace the brake line!

1. Jack car, remove wheel
2. Use a 10mm flare nut, might also need an adjustable wrench to hold the softline side.
3. Use pliers to get the little metal flap off.
4. Remove soft line from caliper, (14mm???)
5. Install new line and reverse the steps.

 

flare nut wrench is a must remember!!!

You will strip the nut if you use something else.
then you will need to bleed your brakes, search on how to do this. Also when you work with brake lines, valves and fittings watch out for them because they are easy to mess up.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D21X &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Replace the brake line!

1. Jack car, remove wheel
2. Use a 10mm flare nut, might also need an adjustable wrench to hold the softline side.
3. Use pliers to get the little metal flap off.
4. Remove soft line from caliper, (14mm???)
5. Install new line and reverse the steps.

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Dont forget to get more brake fluid and bleed'em when you're done.

 

you must use a flare wrench or you will cry when you strip that nut.
do you need a new set of brake lines?
i got my old ones off my cx i can send it to you in 2days

 

i did a search but was in a rush hoping you guys would help out, you did. Got it fixed. Thanks guys.