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Removal & Installation

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  1. Disconnect the brake fluid level warning switch. See Fig 1.
  2. If equipped with speed control, disconnect the brake pressure switch harness connector. See Fig 2.
  3. Disconnect the two brake lines and plug the lines and the brake master cylinder ports.
  4. On vehicles equipped with the Rear Anti-Lock Brake System (RABS), remove the RABS valve. Disconnect the RABS valve harness connector. See Fig 3. Disconnect the 2 hydraulic lines and plug them. Remove the two RABS valve nuts. Remove the RABS valve.
  5. Remove the two brake master cylinder nuts. Remove the brake master cylinder.
  6. To install, reverse removal procedure. Tighten fasteners to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . Bleed brakes. See BLEEDING BRAKE SYSTEM .
Fig 1: Identifying Brake Fluid Level Warning Switch Connector
G00297531Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Fig 2: Identifying Brake Pressure Switch Harness Connector
G00297532Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Fig 3: Identifying RABS Valve Harness Connector
G00297533Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.