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Rear left Flexi brake hose change
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ANDYKNOWS
PostPosted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:17 am Up
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Car failed the mot last week due to very low pressure on the left rear brake.
Had the drum off, dry contamination, cleaned, shoes ok, no leaks, cylinder working with low pressure [two screwdrivers and assistant applying brakes] bled cylinder, still low pressure. No damage to brake pipes. Have a new flexi pipe to fit, they can deteriate inside causing a blockage and low pressure.
It is quite inaccessable, anyone changed one.

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Edward
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Lower the rear axle a few inches and that's all the access you'll need.
2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible.
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Edward wrote:
Lower the rear axle a few inches and that's all the access you'll need.

Thats a bit drastic just to change a brake pipe? Hoped thered be a simpler solution, but it makes sense. Thank you.

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Only needs two bolts removing.

Or remove the pipe from the drum and disconnect the next most accessible pipe under the car. Take the pipe and hose out and dismantle them off the car.

2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible.
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Edward wrote:
Only needs two bolts removing.

Or remove the pipe from the drum and disconnect the next most accessible pipe under the car. Take the pipe and hose out and dismantle them off the car.

The flexi end I cant get at is fastened to a bracket on the suspension, stupid , if it was angled another 40 or 50 degrees, be able to get a spanner on it.

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Remove the bracket from the trailing arm with a socket. Take the brake pipe and hose with it and dismantle it off the car.
2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible.
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Edward wrote:
Remove the bracket from the trailing arm with a socket. Take the brake pipe and hose with it and dismantle it off the car.

Will try this method, with my luck, Id probably shear the suspension bolts trying to drop the suspension. Thanks again.

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