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Offline Khare

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Braided brake lines
« on: 17 November 2010, 23:28 »
Missus is getting me a set of 6 goodridge braided brake lines (birthday) for the 16v setup I have sitting at home.
So in the next month or so I'll be sticking them on. Anyone recommend any tools I should buy for the job? I've got pretty basic tools including a socket set. Any special brake hose spanners I should buy or anything needed for the job? I'm worried that I'm going to round off the bolt that joins the solid line to the rubber line at the front wheel well. Obviously I'll soak in plusgas and wire brush the nut to have it clean, but ?m worried a normal spanner will round it off, any advice?
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Braided brake lines
« Reply #1 on: 17 November 2010, 23:31 »
Take it easy but it is one of those jobs that goes well or is a nightmare.

Good luck.

Standard spanners should do the trick.
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Re: Braided brake lines
« Reply #2 on: 18 November 2010, 02:13 »
Yeah, brake work I hate, they either work or don't  :grin: :grin:

So standard spanners will be fine then, good, saves me money!
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Re: Braided brake lines
« Reply #3 on: 18 November 2010, 09:41 »
Let me know how it goes as i am planning on doing this in the new year
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Re: Braided brake lines
« Reply #4 on: 18 November 2010, 10:58 »
use a proper 11mm brake pipe spanner for the metal pipe fittings, boggo spanner will probably round em off. flexi side chop the hose so you can get a ring spanner on it

edit: like this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DRAPER-10-11-MM-CAR-FLARE-INJECTION-BRAKE-PIPE-SPANNER-/380171399079
« Last Edit: 18 November 2010, 11:00 by rubjonny »
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Re: Braided brake lines
« Reply #5 on: 18 November 2010, 12:00 »
Cheap enough! Might as well buy one to have in the tool kit anyway!
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Re: Braided brake lines
« Reply #6 on: 18 November 2010, 12:16 »
I'll second the special brake pipe spanners. You really don't want to round off the fittings.

Are you removing the load valve at the rear? The 16v setup didn't have the load valve.

Paul
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Re: Braided brake lines
« Reply #7 on: 18 November 2010, 12:52 »
Quote from: Paul86S2 on 18 November 2010, 12:16
I'll second the special brake pipe spanners. You really don't want to round off the fittings.

Are you removing the load valve at the rear? The 16v setup didn't have the load valve.

Paul

Don't think mine has one either, didn't see anything when I took the rear beam off.

I'll get the scanner then, 11mm for sure yeah?
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Re: Braided brake lines
« Reply #8 on: 18 November 2010, 12:59 »
Also pray the bleed nipple's aren't seized, I was very gentle with mine but still broke it. Ended buying a new caliper in the end, they are cheap enough.

Just for the record, I don't have a rear compensator, removed it and just ran two pipes from the front to the back (one each side). Haven't had any issues so far.
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Re: Braided brake lines
« Reply #9 on: 18 November 2010, 13:11 »
Dont put em on twisted, very bad  :wink:
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