Brakes

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lglade
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Re: Brakes

Postby lglade » Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:32 am

One last bit of advice: get some some line wrenches to fully support the flare nuts during disassembly. They can make the difference between success and failure.

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-9-pc-standard-and-metric-flare-nut/p-00944096000P?plpSellerId=Sears&prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1

Also this Vice Grip tool, which many people swear is the Holy Grail of brake line tools:

https://www.amazon.com/Tools-VISE-GRIP-Locking-Wrench-Cutter/dp/B00004SBBD
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1984 Pininfarina Spider Azzurra
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Re: Brakes

Postby Joeype70 » Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:05 am

Thank you, i will certainly use those tools to have the best chance possible with this baby.

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Re: Brakes

Postby Joeype70 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 3:00 pm

Well the brake action compensator does NOT have the 2 lines running to it. Not sure what happened here now, did someone try to by pass the compensator and run different lines?? Now im lost

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Re: Brakes

Postby lglade » Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:07 pm

Some photos of your rear brake lines and the compensator would help
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Re: Brakes

Postby Joeype70 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:15 pm

How do i upload the photos?

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Re: Brakes

Postby Joeype70 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:39 pm

http://s181.photobucket.com/user/joeype ... ml?filters[user]=47212327&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=4

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Re: Brakes

Postby Joeype70 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:49 pm

I added 5 pics one of the compensator and a few of the brake lines

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Re: Brakes

Postby Joeype70 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:50 pm


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Re: Brakes

Postby zachmac » Tue Sep 12, 2017 6:03 pm

First, photo bucket isn't working and is worthless unless you now want to pay hundreds of $ a year for their service. Lots of posts here about alternatives.

Second, if there isn't a line going into and out of your compensator then it is clearly not in the circuit. There is a hose coming off a central hard brake line a little over midway back under the car. Where does it go from there?
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Re: Brakes

Postby Joeype70 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 6:13 pm

That line goings into a junction and then 2 lines go to the rear calipers on the other side of the junction.


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