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Offline mitza

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Who needs brakes anyways?
« on: Feb 16, 2003, 01:31AM »
Guys
Whilst driving tonight, in a storm, my breaks gave way. I luckily made it to my mates place via the EXTREME use of the handbrake to find brake fuild pissing out from my front right guard.

I took the wheel off andd noticed a 1 cm gash in the brake line (rubber hose)  between the disc and the steel part of the cars brake line (where in enters the engine). Its actually between the steel line, and where the brake clips onto  or through the suspension.

It looks like it had broke from the inside out under the pressure.

Anyways, can i use any brake hose to fix this ?

I know ill be needing about 30cm of the line......from the steel hose, to the caliper itself.

Or will I have to buy  a genuine Nissan item? Is this a part of the car , that is model specific or as i said, will any brake hose do?  What about the joins at either end of the rubber hose?

Any help ASAP would be great, as I cant drive my car until then!

Thanx, Mitza :)

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Re:Who needs brakes anyways?
« Reply #1 on: Feb 16, 2003, 09:12AM »
Take the gashed line to a brake workshop ASAP, they should be able to make up a replacement for you.

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Re:Who needs brakes anyways?
« Reply #2 on: Feb 16, 2003, 05:18PM »
Pull the hose off today. Really easy job...except the bloody top bolt was sooo tight.............I really gave the thread a working........had to use vise grips to get it started.............. :-\

The hose is about 30 cm long......has a few weird meta; joins through out, a T piece end kinda on the caliper side...............

Ive taken a few photos, ill send them to noss for the DIY section :)


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Re:Who needs brakes anyways?
« Reply #3 on: Feb 16, 2003, 11:57PM »
How`d it all go?
You get all done and mobile again?
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Re:Who needs brakes anyways?
« Reply #4 on: Feb 17, 2003, 08:37AM »
couldnt get the hose on Sunday. Nothing hopen.
Will finsih it today hopefully :)

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Re:Who needs brakes anyways?
« Reply #5 on: Feb 18, 2003, 12:40AM »
What way did you go?
Standard brake hose or braided lines?
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Re:Who needs brakes anyways?
« Reply #6 on: Feb 18, 2003, 05:48PM »
Standard brake hose fro a u12 pinny.

$25 from a wrecker....perfect condition. Nissan wanted $74 plus GST.

as for braided, they would have to be a special order, and im thinking more than the Nissan parts.