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i'll give that a try, can't hurt.fixedwheelnut wrote: ↑Fri May 27, 2022 11:42 pmyou could also clamp the hose to the offending calliper and see if it rectifies the pedal problem.
fixedwheelnut wrote: ↑Fri May 27, 2022 11:42 pmyou could also clamp the hose to the offending calliper and see if it rectifies the pedal problem.
It can hurt, clamping a hose enough to stop you mashing the pedal will likely damage the hose, especially if it is braided. Hose clamps only meant to stop it syphoning out through gravity. You can get stop-ends for the brake pipe for that purpose. It is what I have always used to isolate a caliper.
There are two types of ST220 caliper, the early one made by ATE (same as on the ASBO Focus) is too heavy for the E30, too heavy for most cars IMHO. Later one is much lighter and probably what you would want.
You mention the stop ends & thankfully I had a set in the shed, looks like it was the caliper causing the problem,flybynite wrote: ↑Sat May 28, 2022 11:28 amfixedwheelnut wrote: ↑Fri May 27, 2022 11:42 pmyou could also clamp the hose to the offending calliper and see if it rectifies the pedal problem.It can hurt, clamping a hose enough to stop you mashing the pedal will likely damage the hose, especially if it is braided. Hose clamps only meant to stop it syphoning out through gravity. You can get stop-ends for the brake pipe for that purpose. It is what I have always used to isolate a caliper.
There are two types of ST220 caliper, the early one made by ATE (same as on the ASBO Focus) is too heavy for the E30, too heavy for most cars IMHO. Later one is much lighter and probably what you would want.
As best I could,
They're from a firm called MTec brakes, as far as I know they redrill them at a cost of £25 a pair,
cheers mart, i'm trying not to give up i really am.
providing it stays dry tomorrow i will do, i'll also be checking the line from the bias valve to the rear T piece for any leaks.
your's are hurting? i think mine have seized
yep
among other things lolI know you went braided for all the hard lines, but what did you use for the flexible sections, were they made up from the same bits?
all the brake lines (hard lines & flexi's) are braided steel, the fronts from the M/C to the calipers are one piece from the T piece, the rears are the same in several sections,flybynite wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:59 amI know you went braided for all the hard lines, but what did you use for the flexible sections, were they made up from the same bits?
On my daily drivers I use HEL flex lines at the end of cunifer. That is what will be going on the E30s too. I have to admit I didn't like the idea of braided throughout when you did it but I could think of no reason why it would not work. I see Retropower used braided lines on one of theirs.
The fittings are more involved than hardlines but that shouldn't matter. This sounds like a quality issue.
I have to admit I am getting worried about doing mine because that low-rent Chinese cheese-steel is making its way into branded stuff. Not out of possibility that Demon Tweaks are buying fakes in by mistake having Goodridge on packet does not keep you safe today. I have seen fake HEL lines too and seen the consequences myself.
I have had a good run on bleed nipples recently, they leak, if you tighten them they deform and leak even more, then the snap off. At least the cheese is easy to drill out and re-tap.
Strange though that the ones I have had in my man-box of bits from 40 years ago don't leak and I can swing off them with my brake spanner and they don't bat an eyelid.
dare i?
) & saw t was slightly damp, & it would appear that the bleed nipple had to problems, 
