jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
should be 11mm but often corrode smaller a 1/4 drive hex socket is useful to slacken them to begin with
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
no its fine
myfirstl322
Well-Known Member
Spanners rarely work on crusty old stuff, I use either mole grips or a deep 3/8 drive socket, often hammering a 10mm on in place of 11mm, little movements back n forth, don't try to do it it in one turn.
Same tip applies to brake pipes but you need to cut the pipe from the union first.
Same tip applies to brake pipes but you need to cut the pipe from the union first.
tomcat59alan
Well-Known Member
And a bit of heat helps. Have you got new nipples to replace the old ones? Not being personal.
Mulcaster1
Well-Known Member
Hi mate, I have just replaced the discs and pads on my 90. What I have found over my many years experience is to buy new nipples - they are only a couple of quid and readyly available. Just takes some of the worry out of the job
Rick-the-Pick
Active Member
It's good to see others recommending new nipples. You need to get some grips on them & throw them away. Replace with stainless if you can as copper is to soft. Or just buy a load of copper nipples.
For bleeding, get the pressure kit, the one you attach to the spare wheel. It makes bleeding so simple a 6 year old could do it. You just go from wheel to wheel, open the valve & watch the bubbles fly out.
For bleeding, get the pressure kit, the one you attach to the spare wheel. It makes bleeding so simple a 6 year old could do it. You just go from wheel to wheel, open the valve & watch the bubbles fly out.
I have never ever in more than fifty years working on vehicles seen a copper bleed screw.
Follow the procedure in RAVE to the letter and you'll have brakes that can stop a tank.
thought id be proactive and just print the brake section off at work well that clearly didn't work the printer only tried to print the full lot ohh ****e now I have to try and get 1000 pages through security in the morning
Stealing tax-payers paper! Just complain loudly about bl**dy government bureaucracy and form filling as you push the wheelbarrow of paper past. At least you have it all ready for next time.
