Evening all!

I will be fitting a new set of callipers all round at the weekend and was wondering what you do regards clamping braided lines, can this be done in the normal way?

Any help appreciated!

Adam

 

How do you mean clamping Adam? How they mount at the strut to keep them out the way?

If so, they should just fix in place as the OEM ones do, provided you have the correct ones for your car.

 

Not too sure about the braided lines but what ive done in the past is remove the master cylinder cover,place a piece of polythene over the hole, and screw the cap back on. This causes a vacuum in the system and keeps fluid loss to a minimum

 

he means to stop fluid flow, its a no no don't do it

 

Think he means how to stop fluid loss when he swaps the calipers

 

If that's the case the don't bother trying, they'll only end up damaged.

Do one at a time, and not much brake fluid should come out. Provided you leave the cap on the reservoir.

Obviosly bleed the system fully when finished.

 

As far as i know ,the caps are vented to stop a vaccuum being created in the system , which would be a bad thing to happen, so just leaving the cap on wont work. But i may be wrong.

 

cling film the bottle and put the cap back on. braided hoses cant be clamped.

 

I guessed they couldn't be which is why I asked. thanks for the advise guys!! Cling film and lid it is

 

if they are being disconnected for a long time you can clamp some small pieces of mdf or similar over the banjo joint, clamping as normal on the hose will damage it.

 

why clamp them at all. braided werent designed to be clamped as in normal pipework.
if you cant change a caliper per wheel in the quickest time poss, you shouldnt have a spanner in your hand. brake fluid loss will be very low, and as you have to bleed the intire system afterwards anyway.
scoobymike

 

Put a bit of hose on the bleed nipple and open it, press the brake pedal down and wedge it down with a piece of wood or similar between the pedal and seat/frame. No fluid will come out the master cylinder until the pedal is released.

Mick