Technical Brake pipes repair or replace?

[vexorg]

I agree kunifer is better, just dont agree that copper is bad.

I thought kunifer and copper was about the same price.

Plus if you have the prpoer bending tools, a bit of polisihing, and no life, you can make your ABS unit pipework look like a work of art from the 1900's!

 

[bugsymike]

I agree kunifer is better, just dont agree that copper is bad.

I thought kunifer and copper was about the same price.

Plus if you have the prpoer bending tools, a bit of polisihing, and no life, you can make your ABS unit pipework look like a work of art from the 1900's!

We used to have a customer with a Morris 1000 convertible, when you opened the bonnet you almost needed sun glasses, the radiator was polished back to brass the rocker cover and coil you could see your face in and yet if you jacked the car up under the back axle with the doors open the body flexed so much there was a 1/4 inch overlap stopping you shutting the doors!
I remember collecting it from half a mile away for a service and noticing the clutch was slipping badly, so reported it to my boss, the customer then accused me of burning his clutch out!

 

[John202020]

I've gathered most of the parts required just Waiting on one, and nice weather also have 4 stainless bleed valves

 

[John202020]

So a month later and I "think"* its fixed, drives stops etc.
The pipes do have a connection near the front, and yes IRC it did come apart without issue I had to make the front to rear pipe and use a new joining piece at the front, where the pipe runs past the fuel tank I just cut off the old at the ends and cable tied the new to the old as you cannot access the clips, time will tell if there's any leaks/weeps.
I've bought 4 stainless bleed valves will see if the others will come out, if yes will change all the fluid, did it 3 years ago.
I noted physical damage to the abs ring, didn't know if it was new or historic anyway no problems on the test drive think it's been there some time as it was all dirty

 

[AnthonyH]

So a month later and I "think"* its fixed, drives stops etc.
The pipes do have a connection near the front, and yes IRC it did come apart without issue I had to make the front to rear pipe and use a new joining piece at the front, where the pipe runs past the fuel tank I just cut off the old at the ends and cable tied the new to the old as you cannot access the clips, time will tell if there's any leaks/weeps.
I've bought 4 stainless bleed valves will see if the others will come out, if yes will change all the fluid, did it 3 years ago.
I noted physical damage to the abs ring, didn't know if it was new or historic anyway no problems on the test drive think it's been there some time as it was all dirty

Well done!

I'd forgotten about this thread, it was quite an interesting one and I'd hoped we'd get a blow by blow account of the job, I like to see how jobs are progressing! But fingers crossed its sorted.

 

[vexorg]

I've bought 4 stainless bleed valves will see if the others will come out,

Jebus, don't post you've fitted them, or expect a world of grief

 

[AnthonyH]

Jebus, don't post you've fitted them, or expect a world of grief

We atleast need some pictures of the finished job, especially if they're shiny stainless steel lol