Fitting Braided Brake Lines

[Darren_S15]

A while back I tried to fit some braided brake lines to the front of my car without success.

Got the MOT next month so I need to get this sorted out now.

I've got the braids that replace both the solid metal pipe and the rubber hose.

Unfortunately I'm having problems with the little brass nut on the body side of the rubber hose.

I've tried to get it off buts its really stuck on tight and as its brass I'm scared of rounding it off (already started this a little).

Has anyone else experienced this or got any good ideas how I might be able to persuade it off?

I cannot get a ring spanner or socket on it, only a normal spanner

Help...

 

[sniffy]

try a vice grip have seen people loosen them this way.

 

[Roots82]

Have you tried a pipe spanner? pref a 6 sided one? halfords sell them

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_170951_langId_-1_categoryId_165469

Like this but i think its the 10mm one you want, got one for my clutch pipe work a while back

 

[Darren_S15]

Thanks for the suggestions guys :thumbs:

Roots thats exactly what Ive been trying to find, I had a conversation with someone who told me about spanners that are like ring spanners with a gap but I could not find them anywhere.

Ill try and get one this weekend and give it a go in a few weeks as its far to cold to work on the car just now :wack:

 

[Roots82]

tell me about it! i did an oil and filter change last week and it was hell!! haha i have some braided break lines to fit too, so let me no how you get on

 

[Topper]

Spray with WD40 leave for a while then try vice grips. Be careful

When you fit the braids, have you anything on them to fit into the clip half way? (where the copper used to meet the rubber), some i've seen have rubber sections, mine dont, so looking for ideas.

 

[Dazz0i]

the ones apex are selling how have bits on them that fix to the strut with the OEM clip.... very useful for the people that live near picky MOT stations that don't like you "making" them fit.....

 

[Darren_S15]

I got the ones from Apex with the bracket half way so it wont be a problem for me.

These

I guess a large rubber O ring with a split around the outside edge might work?