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woods767

woods767

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As some of you may know, i have just replaced my near side swivil bearings. However, at some point, the brake caliper which i had ballanced on the radius arm, fell off and caught itself on the brake line. The matal brake tube was all bent up (wrongly), and i have bent it back and re-fitted it. Will this be ok; or is it likedly to fail now ?(it doesent leak yet and has no major kinks). I can't find a replacemnt anyway. The brakes pedel goes to the floor now too, bad sighn. What else might I have damaged? Im sure one of you lot can admit you may have done the same....;)


Richard.
 
try pumping up the brakes, see if they still go 2 the floor.

If the pipe was bent and no damaged, then it should be ok.

The rubber hose however it probably damaged, and may be ballooning under pressure.

Replace the flexi ones with braided ones, HUGE Difference!
Make your own solid hoses, chea0p copper hose and a flaring tool, no problem. Made all mine for the MOT, sorted!
 
woods767 said:
As some of you may know, i have just replaced my near side swivil bearings. However, at some point, the brake caliper which i had ballanced on the radius arm, fell off and caught itself on the brake line. The matal brake tube was all bent up (wrongly), and i have bent it back and re-fitted it. Will this be ok; or is it likedly to fail now ?(it doesent leak yet and has no major kinks). I can't find a replacemnt anyway. The brakes pedel goes to the floor now too, bad sighn. What else might I have damaged? Im sure one of you lot can admit you may have done the same....;)


Richard.
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If it's the original 'steel' one get it changed for a copper one. Ah replaced mine with copper ones and it only cost a couple of quid from me local indy that made them up there and then. Deffo get it changed;) :D
If yer brake pedal goes tae the floor, then the chances might be that ye've got a tiny hole in yer knackered brake line. Get it sorted and bleed it all through again.
 
try taking yer calipers orf ( one at a time) suspend it as high up as yer can with a lump of wood inside it, inplace of the disc, and bleed em like that.

don't fergit teh lump of wood or yer pistons will pop oot
 
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