Brake lines and distributor
03-20-2012, 03:28 PM
#16
A trick for the bleed screws it to loosen them first with a socket. 7mm I think? Then use a wrench afterwards when you have your bleed hose attached.. The socket seems to have less of a chance of rounding them off. It's worked for me.
03-20-2012, 07:40 PM
#18
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It would have been an 11mm socket, but they're too rounded now.
To be honest I'm not sure whether the second hard line is copper or the copper-nickel alloy - I'll check. But the Porsche line was £65 delivered, and the made-to-length line was £12... I figured for that difference, I could at least get some practice in at fitting the things, and if I have to replace it sooner than the genuine bit, I can live with that!
Re. getting lines over the axle etc - it wasn't too bad. Actually one of the easier parts of the whole process.
To be honest I'm not sure whether the second hard line is copper or the copper-nickel alloy - I'll check. But the Porsche line was £65 delivered, and the made-to-length line was £12... I figured for that difference, I could at least get some practice in at fitting the things, and if I have to replace it sooner than the genuine bit, I can live with that!
Re. getting lines over the axle etc - it wasn't too bad. Actually one of the easier parts of the whole process.
