i feel like a *******. i was cutting my rear sway bar off today and just knicked this part with my grinding blade. made a small hole in it and was leaking brake fluid very slowly, so i patched it up for now but want to get a new one. can u tell me the name of this part and the process to replace it? thanks in advance...

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2001 XLT 4x4 V6 4.0L auto
SAS'd D44 and 8.8. dual lockers, 38s, 12 bolt h1's, some other odds and ends

hard brake line

durrrrr di durrrrrr.

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'01 XLT disguised as a '03 Fx4 Level II.

hence, why i put "i feel like a *******" in my 1st post

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2001 XLT 4x4 V6 4.0L auto
SAS'd D44 and 8.8. dual lockers, 38s, 12 bolt h1's, some other odds and ends

you also answered your own question by stating "it was leaking brake fluid" too.....

Honestly, I wouldn't drive much the way it is now. You say it leaks slowly without any brake pressure....imagine it when the brakes pressed....















To fix, get a length of pre-flared, pre-fitting installed chunk of brake line from the hardware store, bent it up, install it on the driver side of the axle. Then obviously bleed brakes. This is all assuming those pre-made lines have the correct fittings on them.

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'01 XLT disguised as a '03 Fx4 Level II.

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ok ill check it out. and ya, i pressed the brakes in and the fluid just squirted out and the brakes are pretty much dead, so ill be doing this tomorrow. thanks

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2001 XLT 4x4 V6 4.0L auto
SAS'd D44 and 8.8. dual lockers, 38s, 12 bolt h1's, some other odds and ends

im going to take this line off, sorry for the dumb question in advance. i take the nut off the drum then the nut off the axle, do i have to worry about fluids coming out non stop?

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2001 XLT 4x4 V6 4.0L auto
SAS'd D44 and 8.8. dual lockers, 38s, 12 bolt h1's, some other odds and ends

Why did you feel the need to take a grinder under there to remove a sway bar in the first place?? They DO unbolt after all....

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'01 XLT disguised as a '03 Fx4 Level II.

It's going to leak, don't get brake fluid on your paint. It will eat it. And same question as Shane

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97 Ranger - 4.0 V6 auto, 4wd, 31x10.5x15s Wild Country XTX Sport All Terrains, Warn locking hubs, Pioneer deck with iPod attachment, Snugtop Topper, K&N filter, scan gauge II, Hella 500 Lights, More parts coming, waiting for the paycheck to get bigger!

Truck built in loving memory of Norm Howard
Outcast Racing
PNW Crew!!!
Afterhours Clan!!

yes they typically do, but not after going down michigan roads for 9 years...salt

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2001 XLT 4x4 V6 4.0L auto
SAS'd D44 and 8.8. dual lockers, 38s, 12 bolt h1's, some other odds and ends

just got the new line on and bled the whole system. thanks guys

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2001 XLT 4x4 V6 4.0L auto
SAS'd D44 and 8.8. dual lockers, 38s, 12 bolt h1's, some other odds and ends