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Rear brake flexi hose?
Mark G - 28/4/08 at 05:27 PM

Hi all,

I tried to fit my rear brake lines on the weekend and for a few reasons I couldn't. The only thing that I'm stuck on is how to fit the flexi hose for the rear wheel cylinders.

It looks as though it wont fit between the cylinder and the upright?

Any suggestions, I was thinking I may need new cylinders.

stevec - 28/4/08 at 05:35 PM

I did mine like this, There are other ways as well.
Steve

JohnN - 28/4/08 at 05:36 PM

Isn't there even room for a Banjo fitting? even when its tightened up??

Maybe have to connect the banjo first before fitting the drum assemby

Mark G - 28/4/08 at 05:46 PM

Both very good ideas

I may try and make up a small copper hose like to top one.

Thanks guys.

stevec - 28/4/08 at 06:06 PM

Make sure the pipe is new stuff, as the bends are tight and the pipe goes hard if you play with it too much, "Oooh er missus"

afj - 28/4/08 at 07:00 PM

you get some short lenths of copper brake pipe for drums with the kit

Guinness - 28/4/08 at 07:07 PM

Ditto Steve's install and you get the small lengths of copper as part of the brake line kit from MK.

HTH

Mike

paulmw - 29/4/08 at 08:38 AM

Word of Warning

I fitted the copper pipe the same as stevec and it failed the SVA. The man said that it wasnt flexible enough. You need to replace the copper for flexi or get a 600mm new flexi hose

Paul

SyKaTurbo - 29/4/08 at 11:59 AM

Did you bracket it? I wouldnt have thought it needs to flex running between two fixed points on the same part of the chassis. How did you overcome the problem?

Guinness - 29/4/08 at 12:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by paulmw
Word of Warning

I fitted the copper pipe the same as stevec and it failed the SVA. The man said that it wasnt flexible enough. You need to replace the copper for flexi or get a 600mm new flexi hose

Paul


?

The drum brake is in a fixed position relative to the hub carrier, so provided the bracket is attached to the hub carrier securely then what is the problem. That short length of pipe should be a fixed install, with the flexi doing the flexing?

Unless I am mis-understanding you?

I passed SVA with exactly the same set up as Steve.

Mike

paulmw - 29/4/08 at 12:35 PM

Sorry your probably correct as I have rear discs so the caliper does move slightly. The simple fix would be for MK to supply a 600mm flexi

Perhaps my tester was being ultra efficient and he just didnt like copper to flexi to copper

Paul

martyn_16v - 29/4/08 at 07:39 PM

I'm guessing that he just doesn't like rigid connections to moving parts.

Mark G - 29/4/08 at 10:33 PM

it would appear that i'm missing two small pipes then? Think I'll be calling MK tommorow.