Symptoms
Cracked, chafed or weeping front hoses. NHTSA recall 96V143 says the wheel-side front hoses on 1992–94 Monteros could crack at full steering lock and full suspension travel. Recall 98V220 covers 1997–98 front brake lines chafing through at the inner-fender pass-through.
The fix, step by step
- Check whether the recalls were done, then inspect the hoses at full lock with the suspension drooped.
- Clamp the hose or fit a pedal holder to limit fluid loss, swap the hose with new sealing washers, and check that it doesn't touch anything at either lock or at full droop.
- Bleed the brakes with DOT 3, the fluid AMSOIL's lookup lists for these trucks.
Tools & part numbers
- Flare-nut wrenches
- hose clamp
- new copper washers
- bleeder hose and bottle
- DOT 3 fluid.
Where to buy the parts
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