Clamping braided lines?
21 May 2014, 07:58 PM
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Clamping braided lines?
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
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
21 May 2014, 08:17 PM
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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.
If so, they should just fix in place as the OEM ones do, provided you have the correct ones for your car.
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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
21 May 2014, 08:34 PM
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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.
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.
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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.
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21 May 2014, 11:55 PM
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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.
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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.
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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.
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