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Subject:Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
From:Dan N
Date:Mon, 2 Sep 2019 10:49:46 -0700

yes.. I had one brake hose (passenger front) failed internally and there's
no return fluid... and the brake smoked a lot... so hot that they have to
replace the rotor, caliper, pads, hoses (all four for prevention)
the brakes were serviced many times but the hoses were neglected...

dan

On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 10:25 AM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Brake hoses tend to fail from the inside out. When they swell internally
> they can restrict fluid flow. Sometimes they even prevent the
> calipers/cylinders from releasing. If you don’t remember when they were
> change last it may be time to change them again. For me rear brake service
> always includes cylinders and the hoses unless Teflon or something special.
> Front always hoses with calipers at least getting inspected carefully and
> attention paid to free movement while pushing the pistons back in.
>
> Dennis
>