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TR5/TR250 250/6 replacing rear flex brake hose

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TonyPanchot

TonyPanchot

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Ok I am board and have the last of the parts to finish the brake system so I pulled the tyre and am still baffled as to the best way to replace the rear flex hoses, L and R
if I could just find a leprechaun to get in there :wall:

any thoughts are always appreciated and welcomed
 
I'll add, in case this is what is confusing you... you may have to start with the inner hose connection followed by the outer hose connection.

Then again I may be all wet as I do not have this car... just recall that on some cars the hose needs to be able to twist as you undo the end at the wheel.
 
kodanja said:
why are you having trouble removing them?

two wrenches should do the trick.....
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Ideally, at least one of them should be a flare wrench, particularly on the male-end pipe fitting. Oh, and it can't hurt to spray a bit of a penetrant (PB Blaster, etc.) on that fitting if it's been there any great length of time. Corrosion can set in over time and the pipe twist apart rather than the coupling loosen. Same with the locknut on the hose where it goes through the bracket.

Worst case scenario is that a brief application of a propane torch flame on that male-end fitting can help free it up without hurting anything; been there, done that more than once!
 
There is no room in there
on the driver side there is a block mounted to frame the flex hose comes off and over to rear driver wheel
other side is a pipe over to left flex
so I guess I was asking if there was a special tool for the job?
 
I remember this being a total pig of a job. As I recall, I took the 3 way piece off on the driver side, cleaned it up and attached the hose before reattaching it, which was a lot easier than the alternative. On the passenger side that isn't an option. I seem to remember twisting the hose (from the other end) while holding the retaining nut in place with an outstretched finger to get it most of the way in (not even finger tight - don't want to twist the hose too much and it still needs to turn), then twisting again to get it most of the way into the pipe union. A stubby spanner, a flare wrench and a lot of patience for the tightening.

Hope that makes sense
Cheers, and good luck
Alistair
 
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