Brake carnage!!

[The Evil Twin]

That's not the clip. There are two plastic clips on each set of hoses up front so four in total. I'll see if I can find one in the garage, or possibly look through some phots to see if the clip is visible.

I'll take a peek at mine later on. Maybe come up with a workaround

 

[mcmxi]

@The Evil Twin, I found one of the intact clips in the box that I used to contain all of the old brake hoses, clips, and brake fluid soaked rags. There are two rubber "grommets" per side up front that snap into the open part of the clip shown below. The solid rings hold the brake hose and 4WD vacuum line without crushing them. The brake lines have fittings on either end that aren't removable, so Ford must install the clips onto the lines prior to installing brake hoses on the vehicle.

You can see the zip tie below ... not a great solution but there it is.

 

[The Evil Twin]

@The Evil Twin, I found one of the intact clips in the box that I used to contain all of the old brake hoses, clips, and brake fluid soaked rags. There are two rubber "grommets" per side up front that snap into the open part of the clip shown below. The solid rings hold the brake hose and 4WD vacuum line without crushing them. The brake lines have fittings on either end that aren't removable, so Ford must install the clips onto the lines prior to installing brake hoses on the vehicle.

You can see the zip tie below ... not a great solution but there it is.

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Interesting. My 2016 has the brake lines all by themselves. The vacuum for the hubs and ABS sensor are routed separately

 

[Tarmy]

Well, another big thank you to @The Evil Twin for suggesting a Motive brake bleeder. I've worked on brakes many, many times over the last forty years and have bled many brake systems, but almost always with a helper that has the horrible job of pumping the brakes.

This Motive kit is worth every penny of the $100 or so that it cost. I added a quick disconnect but after thinking about it, the reservoir adapter cap only has to turn 120 degrees to engage the tabs so I don't think it's necessary.

I pressurized the system before adding any brake fluid to the tank to make sure there were no leaks and all was good. I ended up bleeding all four calipers twice due to the color of the brake fluid. It's was a black/green at first and after flushing close to two quarts through I ended up with a lime green solution and a very clean and clear reservoir. I wonder if the green is from degrading brake hoses. Since I'll need to bleed the brakes again when I install the braided stainless steel hoses I'll call it good for now.

Next up will be flushing the power steering system as suggested by @CGMKCM.

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Brake fluid from the first go around.

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Brake fluid after the second go around.

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The reservoir and the fluid in it is the cleanest it's ever been in the time I've owned the truck.

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I have one of the Motive bleeders and use it for three vehicles. One trick is to buy the appropriate reservoir cap they make for the various vehicles. Don’t put any fluid in the Motive…just pressurized air…that way you don’t waste any fluid…and the fluids used can vary and you don’t need to clean the tool. Fill the reservoir and attach the cap…pressurize to about 15 pounds and bleed. Repeat the process by filling the reservoir only. Saves on cleaning the motive or wasting fluid.

And…damn…your place is gorgeous!