Fitting braided hoses

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Rincewind
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Fitting braided hoses

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any tips for fiiting braided hoses??

have a rear one arrived from ebay (£9.99 bargin :wink: )

just don't want to blunder in..... :?
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Post by Badger »

Keep the brake fluid away from any paintwork, if you do spill/splash some, wash/swill it off straight away with water.

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My top top top tip is to remove the caliper and pump the piston almost all the way out first.
This leaves you with a caliper full of fluid so that when you attach the new hoses you can push the piston back in and it forces fluid along the hose and UP to the resevoir.
Works with both front AND rear brakes and means you have a firm lever straight away with no need for 2 hours of fruitless pumping on the lever followed by an email saying 'HELP!!'
If the fluid is dirty you can then change it in the usual way
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Post by Rincewind »

when i remove the banjo's on the original hose,is brake fluid liable to come flooding out or just trickle???
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Post by Stormin Ben »

Undo the top/ uppermost one first
Then tip it into a suitable container
Then undo the other one

In any case it'll be a trickle not a gush (unless you're pressurising the system eg by leaning on the brake pedal! :P ) so a bit of rag underneath will be fine
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Post by feef »

I'll be doing a full set of hoses on the 'storm this weekend...

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red is the fastest colour;)
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Post by Rincewind »

cheers stu

need a double bango bolt for the top then....

will do the rear shortly :)
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