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Flash Arghhh
02-04-2009, 20:13
Hello,
I'm fitting some wilwoods and i've got my rear braided hoses on and i've tried fitting the fronts but the unions are seized and rounded off (both sides) tried WD40 with mole grips, but no luck.
So i'm going to cut them off, but before i do i just want to know what unions i need.
Metric or Imperial? I'm guessing there pretty much the same size, right?
Cheers
metric..10mm iirc
you will need a brake pipe flaring tool if you cut the unions off..
Fun job :)
Remember to put the new union on before flaring it hehe.
Flash Arghhh
03-04-2009, 15:10
Aii will do.
Gonna have to do this aswell. Where can I get new unions? Only seen em in imperial measure.
any motor factors..demontweeks..merlin motorsport..automec..
Found em on Merlin, coul;dn't find em on demon tweeks and were all imperial on rallydesign
Flash Arghhh
03-04-2009, 17:48
eBay, cheapest place i bet.
click me (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAKE-PIPE-UNION-METRIC-10MM-FOR-MINI-ROVER-AUSTIN-BN3_W0QQitemZ380114120541QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Car sParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item380114120541&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A2%7C 240%3A1318)
soz i'm newb, is this wot i'm looking for.
M10 X 1.5 unions iirc, completely replaced my system the other year!
How hard would it be to replace all the pipes?
Flash Arghhh
03-04-2009, 19:07
Pipes or unions? I would rather dip my boll*cks in a tub of hot fat if i had to replace the pipes. Could be done but would take a while i would think.
the fronts are fairly easy once you take the heatshield etc out of the way.
the rears are in several sections and also have the load valve on the back which can be like spagetti junction lol,
i didnt actually keep that as its on my trackcar so i replaced it with a internal bias lever!
Yer makes seanse. I'll proply do it when i eventuantly track the car completely. Just leave her as a sleeper at the mo.
rears are a small pain the arse..
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e15/123maxiboy/DSCF3462.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e15/123maxiboy/DSCF3432.jpg
did all mine
Your more than welcome to pop over to craigs and do mine :D
Just had all my front brake lines replaced.
Took one look underneath after deciding whether to do the back and promptly thought '**** that!'
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