Front Brake Flexible Hose: Installation

INSTALL FRONT BRAKE FLEXIBLE HOSE
1. Connect the front brake flexible hose with the union bolt and a new gasket.
  Torque: 29 N*m (300 kgf*cm, 21 ft.*lbf)
  
  Fig 1: Installing Front Brake Flexible Hose
  Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
2. Connect the front flexible hose and the speed sensor to the shock absorber with the bolt.
  Torque: 19 N*m (194 kgf*cm, 14 ft.*lbf)
  
  NOTE: When installing the front flexible hose and the speed sensor, the bracket must face toward the exterior of the vehicle.
3. Connect the brake tube to the front brake flexible hose with SST while holding the flexible hose with a wrench.
  SST 09023-00101
  
  Torque:
  
  Without SST
  
  15 N*m (155 kgf*cm, 11 ft.*lbf)
  
  With SST
  
  14 N*m (143 kgf*cm, 10 ft.*lbf)
  NOTE:
  - Do not bend or damage the brake tube.
  - Do not allow any foreign matter such as dirt and dust to enter the brake tube from the connecting points.
  - Use a torque wrench with a fulcrum length of 250 mm (9.84 in.).
  - This torque value is effective when SST is parallel to a torque wrench.
4. Install the front brake flexible hose with a new clip.
NOTE:
- When installing the front brake flexible hose, face the identification mark toward the exterior of the vehicle and minimize twisting of the hose.
- Install the clip as far as it will go.
FILL RESERVOIR WITH BRAKE FLUID (See ON-VEHICLE INSPECTION )
BLEED MASTER CYLINDER (See ON-VEHICLE INSPECTION )
BLEED BRAKE LINE (See BLEEDING )
BLEED BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY (w/ VSC) (See BLEEDING )
INSPECT BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IN RESERVOIR (See BLEEDING )
INSPECT FOR BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE
INSTALL FRONT WHEEL
Torque: 103 N*m (1,050 kgf*cm, 76 ft.*lbf)