Replacing brake hoses how to.....?

pb25 · 27-03-13, 11:55 AM

I've seen a 'how to' for replacing brake hoses but can't for the life of me (or google!) find it now. I think it was for a Rover 400 but have checked mg-rover and can't find it anywhere. It's the one where the guy get slagged for using grips instead of a pipe spanner.

Anyone seen it or know where it is????

Any help appreciated as I'm planning on changing all 4 on the diesel Zed this weekend.

Captain Peanut · 27-03-13, 12:09 PM

There's this one:

http://forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?t=326742

pb25 · 27-03-13, 01:31 PM

Thanks for that.....I found that today but it wasn't the one I saw before.

What size pipe spanner do you need for a zed diesel?

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petet16 · 27-03-13, 01:34 PM

The rigid pipes are 10 or 12 mm iirc, it's worth giving the unions a good go with a wire brush and some Plusgas or similar.

pb25 · 31-03-13, 01:41 PM

Thanks for that......am off this week and drove the zed 600 miles to my parents with tools in so gonna do them here

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Ritchy · 31-03-13, 02:09 PM

Id lube up the unions in advance at least a day before hand,

pb25 · 31-03-13, 02:29 PM

Aye Ritchy....I did that yesterday when I freed the caliper slide bolts.

As a tip for anyone struggling with caliper slide bolts.....I used a blow torch to heat the caliper holder where the slide bolt fits into, then used a 15mm jaw fork type ball splitter and hammered them out.....takes about 10 mins for each one max even when they are well and truely stuck!

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MickUK · 31-03-13, 03:01 PM

Worth investing in a decent, wide spanner. Or even a brake pipe spanner.