Rear brake pipe replacement

[Zedebee]

Just noticed you have a broken droplink still waiting to be removed.

From memory:
Car jacked up at the rear where the two diagonal braces meet
Second jack positioned under the damper
Remove brackets which attach the droplink to the wishbone
Lube up ARB end of droplink, feed it up through the wishbone and position the bottom end up against the ARB
You might be able to press it on a little bit so it doesn’t fall off, but at this stage it will be a long way off vertical
Lying under the car (taking all appropriate safety precautions) with your head inboard, get a big lever (I used a big flat head screwdriver with a 1/4” square section) behind the droplink, i.e. wheelside, up though the wishbone and lever towards you using the wishbone as a pivot.

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Use the second jack to raise/lower the suspension to give you a better angle.
Then when it’s properly on, attach the brackets and secure

It was a significant effort, but went on eventually. You don’t have to remove the brackets, but it made it easier to manoeuvre/position the droplink from above and assess angles etc.

[bigwinn]

Thanks Ben I’ll deffo give that a go

Next time

Brake pipes all done- a more substantial kit was all that was needed!

Stuart

[Zedebee]

Well done Stuart, not many try that at home.

[wolverine2k]

Thanks Ben I’ll deffo give that a go

Next time

Brake pipes all done- a more substantial kit was all that was needed!

Stuart

Did this job myself last month - when looking at your pictures, I was wondering if they were my pictures Although your before was wayyy more rotten than mine were. Mine were only slightly rusty but I have a very strict MOT tester. I wouldn't have it any other way though as I like to get things perfect. I even bought steel hoses and went for a fancy purple for no particular reason at all except for it to be different.




I know a bit late to the party - I used this one "A-P6FT Brake Pipe Flaring Tool Universal In-situ" https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124067066953 - worked very well on both the kunifer and the original steel lines where I joined them. I highly recommend it. And no it's not my listing