My new car is fighting me!
Posted: 19 Aug 2012
Has anyone found a proper solution to the front brake flexi pipe yet?
I've been doing a spot of work on the replacement BX, re-commissioning it ready for MOT next week.
Chris has done the welding on the inner wing, and after I moved the car this afternoon, I notice a pool of LHM under the car.
It's only the nearside return hose on the subframe, so no biggy. Next the car had a weeping regulator when I bought it 3 months ago, so I decide to replace the whole lot together with the FDV, from my green car which I scrapped 2 years ago...but I still have it.
Next, seeing as the LHM is straw coloured, and the car hasn't been used for 7 years, I thought I'd put some Hydrauricage in, so as I've also had the ABS block out, I figure it would be good to check if the brake bleed nipple will open...no it's fucked, totally rotted in there.
So, I change the brake caliper complete from the green car, but I damaged the flexi hose while undoing it. I still have yet to do the other side, and there is no reason to think it will be any better.
Now luckily for me, 3 years ago, I bought 2 brand new flexi hoses, which are the correct ones for ABS cars.
My question is, what happens when the time comes to replace these?
I've been doing a spot of work on the replacement BX, re-commissioning it ready for MOT next week.
Chris has done the welding on the inner wing, and after I moved the car this afternoon, I notice a pool of LHM under the car.
It's only the nearside return hose on the subframe, so no biggy. Next the car had a weeping regulator when I bought it 3 months ago, so I decide to replace the whole lot together with the FDV, from my green car which I scrapped 2 years ago...but I still have it.
Next, seeing as the LHM is straw coloured, and the car hasn't been used for 7 years, I thought I'd put some Hydrauricage in, so as I've also had the ABS block out, I figure it would be good to check if the brake bleed nipple will open...no it's fucked, totally rotted in there.
So, I change the brake caliper complete from the green car, but I damaged the flexi hose while undoing it. I still have yet to do the other side, and there is no reason to think it will be any better.
Now luckily for me, 3 years ago, I bought 2 brand new flexi hoses, which are the correct ones for ABS cars.
My question is, what happens when the time comes to replace these?