1994 Ford Taurus brake lines

Tiny
GYRO369
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  • 1994 FORD TAURUS
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 808,000 MILES
I put fluid in this car the day I got it along with gass. I had little to no brakeing power. In the 2 miles to get it home from the gass station I was out of brake fluid and had no brakes again. I checked under it to see if any of the lines were leaking. There was a line coming down to a t that 2 other lines came into from each side. When I touched one of the lines at the t it fell right off the t. I put it back on with ease and am thinking thats were my leak is.
my question is if I put 3 o-ring clamps on those 3 hoses do you think it would fix my problem for 1-3 weeks till I can afford the new lines. Or if it would be well enough to not have to change them at all. It looks like the old metal hose clips rusted off. I can still see indents in the hose were they used to be.
Thursday, December 11th, 2008 AT 9:34 AM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

You can not and should not try and patch up brake lines, the line pressure is far to high and you will have total brake failure, you must fix this with new lines. Here are videos to help you make your own line or replace the brake flex hose.

https://youtu.be/sO43p4ZFUiM

and

https://youtu.be/1Prs_coIuCg

The process is the same in most cases.

Mark (mhpautos)
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