Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 10:00 am, by: Juan Landauro(Enigma)
Brake Flexible Hose
The car is 3.0L automatic with 120K miles. They said that the brake flexible hoses must be replaced (front and rear) for security reasons. I think I can do this job, but I cannot make my mind up as to which end of the flexible hose I should start with i.e. the end which is attached to the brake fluid steel pipe or the end that is fixed to the calliper body. How do I prevent the brake fluid dripping out of the system when either end is being detached? Is there a way or is it simply unavoidable?
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Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 10:14 am, by: Ben Socratous(Socrates)
Juan Landauro wrote on Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 10:00 am:
for security reasons
Or you mean safety reasons? Seems odd, who said that? I've done over 200,000km and I have only just done mine, for increased breaking performance only, the stockies were technically fine.
It's an easy job. Unbolt the side on the calipers first, then the steel line side. That way you can stuff a piece of cloth into the banjo bolt opening to stop fluid leaking out while you undo the top part. Just make sure that you have the new one attached to the caliper first so you can get it on quickly.
Juan Landauro wrote on Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 10:00 am:
How do I prevent the brake fluid dripping out of the system when either end is being detached?
You will lose some. Leave the cap on the master cylinder so it doesn't let any air in, that way you will lose less as it is under vacuum rather than just seeping through the system.
Sunday, January 28, 2007 - 01:26 am, by: Juan Landauro(Enigma)
Yes it was for safety reasons.
Because the car is over 10 years old, some official (government) garages that do annual technical revision of car in order to continue being on the road find that 10 years old car must need to replace the flexible hoses (safety reasons) according to their experience with much less reliable cars than our Soarers. My car failed this revision because of the flexible hose. I was not sure about this because apparently there was nothing wrong with these hoses. I took to another official garage and the car past the test straight away. However, this event was bothering me and prompts me to make a query in this forum. I was told that some of these ‘garages’ just want to make an extra profit by telling you lies.
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