[Mk2] [Turbo] stuck at first hurdle lowering car

[dylan5084]

ok ive hit a hurdle... im sticking tein lowering springs on my car, im wondering how i get the brake line off the strut without disconnecting the line

[pnicho]

If I remember correctly from changing my suspension over, there are clips that hold the brake lines to the struts. Bare in mind that they have been there for circa 20 years so they will take a bit of patience to get off.

Edit: Grammar was appalling.

[mrfil13]

People cut into the holder, twist it so that line comes out. Then can put the line back and twistthe hholder back into place to hold the pipe again.

Damn keyboard

[Nic]

You're suppose to remove the sliding spring clips that hold the brake line onto the damper bracket, disconnect the brake lines from the caliper and then thread them out of the bracket.

If you want to remove the damper without disconnecting the brake lines; remove the spring clips and then cut a slot into the bracket so you can slide the brake lines out, then slot the brackets in the new dampers.

[dylan5084]

[dylan5084]

job done

[Nic]

Nice one

[Peter Gidden]

You're suppose to remove the sliding spring clips that hold the brake line onto the damper bracket, disconnect the brake lines from the caliper and then thread them out of the bracket.

The only way IMHO.

I've never understood why people are willing to butcher parts of their supposedly beloved pride and joy for no other reason than they can't be ar$ed to bleed their brakes.

[Nic]

I've never understood why people are willing to butcher parts of their supposedly beloved pride and joy for no other reason than they can't be ar$ed to bleed their brakes.

I've just slotted a brand new set of black Bilsteins

[Peter Gidden]

I've never understood why people are willing to butcher parts of their supposedly beloved pride and joy for no other reason than they can't be ar$ed to bleed their brakes.

I've just slotted a brand new set of black Bilsteins

Honestly? You lazy, bodging git!



I'd expect a slagging in Trader's Feedback if i did that to a customer's car.

[craig]

I've never understood why people are willing to butcher parts of their supposedly beloved pride and joy for no other reason than they can't be ar$ed to bleed their brakes.

I've just slotted a brand new set of black Bilsteins

Nic, the artful bodger!

£600 of struts, and you butchered them rather than bleed the brakes? I'm speechless.

[dylan5084]

Rofl, I think I'd bleed the brakes after spending 600 quid, job done and butchered tho

[Nic]

Honestly? You lazy, bodging git!

I'd expect a slagging in Trader's Feedback if i did that to a customer's car.

I'd expect a slagging off from my customers if I was to design a damper that couldn't be removed without having to disconnect the brake lines

The Toyota service manual states it takes 4.5 hours labour to swap one pair of dampers on an MR2, I wonder why that is?

[Peter Gidden]

Honestly? You lazy, bodging git!

I'd expect a slagging in Trader's Feedback if i did that to a customer's car.

I'd expect a slagging off from my customers if I was to design a damper that couldn't be removed without having to disconnect the brake lines

The Toyota service manual states it takes 4.5 hours labour to swap one pair of dampers on an MR2, I wonder why that is?

No idea, but it takes less than 3 minutes to clamp amd release a brake hose. 3 minutes more to reconnect, plus say, 5 minutes to bleed. So that's 11 minutes extra per corner.

[Nic]

Nic, the artful bodger!

£600 of struts, and you butchered them rather than bleed the brakes? I'm speechless.

£350 and they'll swap over in half the time now, they were neatly filed down, painted and everything, more precision surgery than mindless butchery