Hi zoners. I have been trying to replace my old moldy brake hoses with shiny new ones. Trouble is i cant work old how the hell to get them off.
Can anyone give me some advice on how its done???
Cheers in advance.
Brake hoses
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jmc330i
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You mean the rubber hoses?
Start where the rubber hose attaches to the metal brake line. Get a spanner on the hose end and hold it tight, then another on the smaller union on the metal pipe and undo the union. Once done you can undo the hose from the caliper.
A warning though, the unions can be very tight and corroded, so are very easy to round off when using normal spanners. There are specific brake pipe spanners available to help prevent this.
Start where the rubber hose attaches to the metal brake line. Get a spanner on the hose end and hold it tight, then another on the smaller union on the metal pipe and undo the union. Once done you can undo the hose from the caliper.
A warning though, the unions can be very tight and corroded, so are very easy to round off when using normal spanners. There are specific brake pipe spanners available to help prevent this.
James
'91 325i Sport
'93 318i touring 16v
'91 325i Sport
'93 318i touring 16v
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scjimbo
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I did mean the rubber ones.
Thanks for the advice. Im off to try to get them off now.
Thanks for the advice. Im off to try to get them off now.
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rix313
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Idealy you need brake pipe spanners which cover more of the union as they are made of cheese and love to round off so beware of that.