2. Clean the brake lines with a cold cleaner.
3. Using a lamp, inspect all brake lines from the master brake cylinder to all brake cylinders. The master brake cylinder is located in the hood under the brake fluid expansion tank.
4. With the anti-lock braking system ABS installed, the brake pipes from the master cylinder go to the hydraulic device (in front of the battery) and from there to the wheel brakes. Not a drop of brake fluid must leak from the hydraulic device.
5. Brake lines must not be kinked or kinked. Must not show any signs of rust or wear. Otherwise, replace the entire pipeline up to the next connection.
6. Brake hoses connect pipelines to the brake cylinders of the steerable wheels. They are made of material that can withstand a lot of pressure, but over time can become porous, bloated, or cut on sharp objects.
7. Bend the hoses by hand to one side and the other, to determine the damage. The hoses must not be twisted. Pay attention to the colored strip, if any!
8. Turn the steering wheel right and left as far as it will go. The hoses must not touch any parts of the machine.
9. The joints of the brake pipelines and hoses must not be wet from escaping fluid.
Attention! Just because the expansion tank and seals are wet from escaping brake fluid is not proof of a bad master cylinder. Most often, this is the cause of brake fluid leaking out of the air outlet of the cover or cover gasket.
10. Take the car off the stands.
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