[woods767]

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.

 

[boydy1989]

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!

 

[bustersbus]

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.

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
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.

 

[bustersbus]

Oh, and in reply tae the last bit..... Ah ain't

 

[boydy1989]

aint what? Admitting? Im not either - my MOT man told me mine were too rusty. I didn't believe him until i tried to unbolt them and the just disintegrated... :S

 

[woods767]

Yea, i did knowtis you tied it on in your swivil bearing guide. Twas too late though.

 

[woods767]

Oh, and the CV join was fine, as was the bearing, and the seal. It had too many shims in the top pin!

GGRRRRRRR!!!!!! Took it right back to the axel for nuthin!!!! Oh well, least its all clean and got new bearings and seals.

 

[bustersbus]

aint what? Admitting? Im not either - my MOT man told me mine were too rusty. I didn't believe him until i tried to unbolt them and the just disintegrated... :S

Ah never dropped me calliper and fecked me pipe... ah didn't have tae! Mines were well rotten anaw

 

[bustersbus]

Yea, i did knowtis you tied it on in your swivil bearing guide. Twas too late though.

Ah dunno... ye go tae all that trouble of puttin' piccies up and.......

 

[bustersbus]

Oh, and the CV join was fine, as was the bearing, and the seal. It had too many shims in the top pin!

GGRRRRRRR!!!!!! Took it right back to the axel for nuthin!!!! Oh well, least its all clean and got new bearings and seals.

At least ye don't have tae wurry about them for a good while

 

[woods767]

This is giving me some serious hassle. Now the caliper pistons are all full of air and i cant get it out.

 

[slob]

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

 

[woods767]

The already did. thats why there full of air.

 

[slob]

why would that fill em with air?

 

[woods767]

Oil came out of them, i just assume air also went im. my brakes are all spongey and ive blead the line twice.

 

[woods767]

Spongey is an understatment. The pedel just hits the floor.

 

[slob]

you sure yer master cylinde int gubbed cos if yer had yer bleed tube submerged in fluid like wot yer should have then air can't get back in

 

[woods767]

No, its not submersed. I havnt got any one way valves ect. Im just undoing the nut on the caliper, and geting somone else to press it then relise it when ive done it up. Should work.

 

[slob]

it should , but if yer having problems itmight be aswell to get a tube and a jar just to be sure