Got some new braided hoses to fit my rear R34 calipers and spent all day trying to get one of the old hoses off.

It already has braided hoses on from about 6 years ago but they've rusted up solid and I need to change them because they won't work with the R34's.

Tried everything including penetrating oil and heat but it won't budge and in the end the nut rounded off so I'm completely screwed.

Don't know if there's any way of putting a new end on the pipe as it's so tight in against the bodywork and suspension.

Car is on my drive with no brakes now so don't know what I can do with it.

HELP! :(

when they round off at work we get decent set of mole grips and they normally undo then do it back up with mole grips

Can you not get a small set of stillsons on it?

A crows foot is the best tool to use on them, once they have started to round off though you may as well get the molegrips on them.

My rears have done exactly the same. I'm getting new hose endings and getting round it that way. Total nightmare

I don't think any amount of pressure is going to free them up I've had a decent set of brake spanners on them and extension bars etc to force it undone but the pipe end just rounded off.

I'll try mole grips but I don't think they'll grip hard enough.

Don't see how there's enough room to put a new pipe end on and have a feeling I might end up needing a new brake line putting in :(

Grind a flat on one side of the fitting.go careful that you dont go to deep and hit the threads.It should release the grip and allow it to be undone.

Just tons of heat will do it. I had the same problem. went out and bought a new blow torch and gas around £70 and it was really easy.

 

Burns alot hotter than a normal torch

Grind a flat on one side of the fitting.go careful that you dont go to deep and hit the threads.It should release the grip and allow it to be undone.

 

Thats what I did in the end.

Molegrips helped but still couldn't get enough power onto them before they slipped so got a hacksaw blade in and cut chunks off the side of the fitting until it came undone.

Damaged the threads on one of them and haven't had time to fit the hose to it but fingers crossed it will still screw up tight.

Taken me the best part of 2 days to get these ******* things off! :rant: :mac1:

Putting the calipers on took 10 minutes each side :rolleyes:

Edited May 24, 200916 yr by ChrisC

Glad you got it sorted Chris in the end.Brake pipes can be a nightmare when they get corroded.Sometimes heat just aint enough.