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Brake line fix
I just happened to be reading through TTimmy's build thread and saw a comment from the one and only Jeff Kleiner about the brake line routing to the master cylinder. He mentions that the front port on the master cylinder should route to the rear brakes and the rear port should route to the front brakes. The explanation that follows seems to make sense to me. In all my years on this forum I had never seen that comment or discussion before....so it got me wondering how I routed my brake lines. Sure enough, I did the same thing. Only difference is I've got a hydroboost in my setup.

So today I went ahead and crossed the hard lines going into the master cylinder banjo connections. The process wasn't too bad - I used a syringe to pull all the brake fluid out of the reservoirs just in case they wanted to drain when I disconnected the lines. I also elevated the hoses from the reservoirs hoping to again prevent a big mess. It seemed to work - very little came out of the ports when I disconnected the hard lines. Anyhow, here's a "after" pick. I just crossed the lines, so all should be good now (front port goes to rear brakes, and rear port goes to front brakes). I will re-bleed the brakes when I have some time.
Darryl [dbo_texas]
MKIV #9644 (build thread) (Index)
MK4 Complete Kit | Gen2 crate Coyote | Tremec T56, 3.55 IRS | power steering | hydroboost | dual roll bars | FFR carbon fiber dash | 18" Halibrands + Wilwoods | RT drop trunk kit & turn signal | front battery mount | saddle leather Intatrim Stoneleigh seats + interior accents
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