[Shotimes] bias valve plugs

[Robert Bruce]

I learned the same lesson a couple of months ago.  Ford does not sell the
hard brake lines for any of their cars, not just the SHO.  That line has a
std double flair fitting on one end and a European fitting on the other end.
Fortunately I have a tubing bender and flair tools, so that job wasn't too
bad.

Robert Bruce
93 atx street
92 track


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 1:45 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] bias valve plugs


Well, as is tradition with this car, I broke something.  I broke the
hard line right before the rubber line on the drivers rear.  Turns
out not even the dealer stocks replacemants.  They must be custom
bent.  I couldn't find a tubing bender that would work with 3/16"
tubing, so I'll take the piece to a brake shop and have them bend
one up.

I did get the plugs in though.  I used a pair of bolt cutters to cut
the piece that goes through the spring and connects to the suspension
arm, then slid all that out.  I just forced the flap thing up into the
square hole above it and out of the way.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

   -'95 White MTX
      '96 Brake Upgrade
      Eibachs (front)

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan



shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 10/22/2004 04:57:08 PM:

> The flap over the valves has a tiny nut on it. It's easier if you take
that
> off, and leave it off. On this car, even after PB Blaster, I couldn't
get it
> off, so I just wrestled it to each side to get the valves out. I left
the
> rest of the hardware off, though.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 2:02 PM
> To: Shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] bias valve plugs
>
>
> I took off all the hardware I could.  The flap that covers the valves is
> the trickiest part.  I pried it slightly back and rotated up and out of
> the way.  There might be a way to remove it completely since the stud
> looks threaded but I just let it be.
>
> Just remember that once the valve comes out, brake fluid will come out
too
> no matter how fast you are.  After you install the plugs, you will have
to
> bleed the rear brakes.  Might be a good time to flush the lines too if
you
> haven't done that.
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> On Fri, October 22, 2004 1:50 pm, Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com said:
> > I'm hopefully going to work on my brakes this weekend.  One
> > of the things I'll be doing is putting the plugs in the rear bias
> > valve.  How straight forward is this?  Just replace the valves
> > with the plugs?  I seem to remember someone asking about the
> > little arm that's on the valve.  Does that need to be secured in
> > a certain position, or does it not matter?  Anything to watch
> > out for?
> >
> >
> > Mike Wojton
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