Brake Hose (Front): Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Pontiac Sunfire and 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Remove the tire and the wheel. Clean dirt, grease, and other foreign material from the hoses and brake pipe fitting.
- Use a backup wrench on the hose fitting, disconnect the brake pipe fitting from the brake hose, then cap or plug the brake pipe fitting end. Install a rubber cap or plug to the exposed brake pipe fitting end to prevent brake fluid loss and contamination. Remove the retaining nut and retaining clip from the front brake hose. Remove the retaining bolt and the bracket of the front brake hose.
- Remove the brake hose bolt from the Brake caliper. Remove and discard the two copper brake hose gaskets. These gaskets may be stuck to the brake caliper and/or the brake hose end. Remove the front brake hose from the vehicle.