mart_markin

Hey guys,

Yesterday, I replaced the stock lines and pads. Last night I went to burnish the pads in and found that the rears were locked up. At first I thought I messed up putting the parking brake cable back on the caliper, but that wasn't it. I used the proper tool to compress the rear caliper pistons, I bled the system and I torqued everything to spec (Ford). What else could be the problem?

Any help?

Thanks,

Jim

mart_markin

Thought I'd update anyone who is interested. I found the problem. The banjo fitting on the new rear lines is slightly thinner than the stock fitting. When I torqued the brake line fitting down, the bottom of the bolt went in too far and contacted the piston. [:@]Hopefully, I can fix it without another $200 added to the project.

GidyupGo

Why are you replacing the rears that only get 30% of the braking duty?

mart_markin

I'm replacing them all the way around.

GidyupGo

I understand that, but the stock rears probably would have lasted the life of the car.