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Getting brake lines off....
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Sun, 19 December 2004 02:18
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I'm trying to pull off my old (and shitty) front calliper from the brake line, and it's fucking locked in there solid, it's quite annoying actually.
Anyone got any good pointers on how to get these fucking things off? The ones off my ra60 struts came off piece of piss!
But these are like rusted tight 
Cheers
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: Getting brake lines off....
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Sun, 19 December 2004 02:23
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get a ringspanner (instead of open-ended 8/9mm thing) or hefty vicegrips and give it some lurv with a hammer.
the later obviously requires replacment of the line afterwards.
oh... soak the connection in wd40 or similar - go off and have beer/smoke/snack while stuff penetrates.
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Location:
Mt Gravatt, QLD, Australi...
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May 2004
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Re: Getting brake lines off....
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Sun, 19 December 2004 02:32
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how do i get a ring spanner over an enclosed line? 
i'm trying the wd40 + vicegrips + hammer 
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Location:
Ipswich
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October 2003
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Re: Getting brake lines off....
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Sun, 19 December 2004 02:33
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If you can't get ring spanners around it because of the line, there are special spanners that are like ring spanners, but have a notch cut out so you can get it onto the line.
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Mt Gravatt, QLD, Australi...
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May 2004
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Re: Getting brake lines off....
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Sun, 19 December 2004 02:37
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| matt_84 wrote on Sun, 19 December 2004 13:33 |
If you can't get ring spanners around it because of the line, there are special spanners that are like ring spanners, but have a notch cut out so you can get it onto the line.
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oh? funky!
i'm getting myself some ratchet spanners as soon as the paycheck goes in thursday... 
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Location:
Kilsyth, Melbourne
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September 2004
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Re: Getting brake lines off....
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Sun, 19 December 2004 03:48
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don't forget to put vice grips on the brake line spanners or else they will expand and then they will slip
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Getting brake lines off....
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Sun, 19 December 2004 11:04
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I always do brake lines in two steps:
1. Pipe spanner
2. Small stilson, for when pipe spanner fails
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: Getting brake lines off....
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Sun, 19 December 2004 11:08
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| mrshin wrote on Sun, 19 December 2004 21:04 |
1. Pipe spanner
2. Small stilson, for when pipe spanner fails
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you forgot steps 3-7:cut off pipe with bolt cutters, melt out remains of alloy fitting with oxy torch, throw hot cast-iron caliper into dog's water dish to cool it down, borrow mates car to go to wreckers to get another caliper
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I supported Toymods
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Perth, Western Australia
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December 2002
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Re: Getting brake lines off....
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Sun, 19 December 2004 11:44
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Shit, thats a bit extreme, though I'm sure your local wrecker knows about your procedures and keeps calipers in stock just for you?!!!
If you don't have pipe spanners, you can still use open spanners to do the job, though the quality of spanner will determine the effectiveness - cheaper weak spanners will flex and slip, over better quality items. place the correct sized spanner over the nut and use a hammer to "Shock" the thread, while applying moderate force to the spanner, by hitting the spanner on the side of the head. Your aim is not to move the spanner with the hammer blow, but rather provided a snap increase in force applied to the nut to break it's hold.
You can also use this procedure with flexible brake lines, by holding the joiner with the two appropriate spanners in one hand, while applying force and hitting the side of the smaller spanner head with the hammer.
If this technique doesn't work, use multigrips to break the hold, though this will damage the nut, but if done correctly with enough force, not enough to render the nut unusable - you'll need good hand and forearm strength to do this successfully though.
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Getting brake lines off....
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Sun, 19 December 2004 13:00
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Hmm, I've never had a failure with the stilson. So much more effective than spanners, multigrips, etc.!
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