1996 Ford Thunderbird BAD BRAKE LINES(CENTER OF THE CAR,MET

1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD
135,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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IOJOE
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DO I HAVE TO CHANGE THE WHOLE SET OF BRAKE LINES,FRONT TO BACK OR CAN I CHANGE THE BAD SECTION WITH NEW PIECES BRAKE LINE AND COMPRESSION FITTINGS?
May 20, 2010 at 2:32 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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With steel lines, I recommend you replace the entire line and not splice them together. As we all know, splices can leak and that isn't a component you want to have trouble with.

Let me know if you have other questions.

Joe
May 24, 2010 at 10:33 AM
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