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Author:  MUNKEY [ Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Brakes... ahhh brakes where are you?...
had a different experiance yesterday in the mini as i was pulling into the driveway of my mates place and the brake pedel went straight to the floor ! :shock:

lucky i wasnt coming down a hill at speed !

turns out the is a pin hole in the right hand rear brake line so it looks like yet another job to do! :roll:

i neary feel like replacing all the brake lines now..
Author:  _666_ [ Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:43 pm ]
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i think we have all been in that situation at one stage or another.. its never fun.. just makes you wonder what could randomly go next ... least nothing was damaged and no one was hurt
Author:  brett [ Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:26 pm ]
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yep replace them all. If one has gone, the others will not be far away from failing.

thats my theroy on mini matanice.
Author:  Danny [ Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:03 am ]
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brett wrote:
yep replace them all. If one has gone, the others will not be far away from failing.

thats my theroy on mini matanice.


THey say "If it ain't broke, don't fix it", but with a mini, it's more like "It's probably about to break, so replace everything". :wink:
Author:  Anto [ Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:37 am ]
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If you are talking about the rubber flexible brake lines, definitely replace them all. Old ones can lead to all sorts of problems.

If it is a solid line, then I would have a closer look to see why it has a pinhole. Obviously replacing all the solid lines is a big effort. But if they are rusty or the flanges at the end are sus then get new ones made up.
Author:  MUNKEY [ Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:26 pm ]
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Anto wrote:
Obviously replacing all the solid lines is a big effort. But if they are rusty or the flanges at the end are sus then get new ones made up.


MINI KING, NARELLAN. R/H REAR $16 NEW :wink:
Author:  Mick [ Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:29 pm ]
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A full set can be had for a round the 50-60 dollar mark. It is a job worth doing instead of waiting for the next one to go....although break fluid gives me the shits...but it is nice to know you're driving on fully working brake parts.
Author:  BALLISTIC [ Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:52 am ]
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Mick wrote:
although break fluid gives me the shits...but it is nice to know you're driving on fully working brake parts.


:P i like to drive my car with fully working brake parts coz i find if i drive on them they dont tend to work very well afterwards when i try to fit them into an operational hydraulic system :lol: :lol: :wink:

(the hole im digging would be about waist deep now, wouldnt you say Mick :?: :lol:)
Mick's Mod Edit: Could get deeper...Anyway, that's why we call ride-on-mowers not ride-with-mowers signed: Dances_with_Pedantics :)
Author:  Anto [ Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:56 am ]
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MUNKEY wrote:
Anto wrote:
Obviously replacing all the solid lines is a big effort. But if they are rusty or the flanges at the end are sus then get new ones made up.


MINI KING, NARELLAN. R/H REAR $16 NEW :wink:


Well there are a lot more solid brake lines than just the R/H Rear, perhaps you should look at them too?
Author:  Spaceboy [ Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:02 am ]
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_666_ wrote:
i think we have all been in that situation at one stage or another..


i havent, and i'd hope it wasnt such a common thing to happen!

this is why the brake lines are part of the service requirements
Author:  Mick [ Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:12 am ]
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Chow wrote:

THey say "If it ain't broke, don't fix it", but with a mini, it's more like "It's probably about to break, so replace everything". :wink:


I think subconsciously, this has been my mode of operation for a few years now. ESPECIALLY with crappy 40 year old brakes using cheap Chinese replacement components.
I look at an old slave cylinder that hasn't moved in a while and just KNOW it's going to leak in a few days.

Old brake hoses give me the shivers just looking at them.
Author:  drmini in aust [ Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:55 am ]
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Recently Gafmo and I had to put a new seal in his near new blingy looking clutch slave, it was a whole 1 year old and sucking air in already. :lol:
Quality costs money these days, how much do ya want... :wink:
Author:  Mick [ Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:15 am ]
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Doc was it you who mentioned stuffing rubber grease behind the external rubber gland to stop a rusting bore causing seal problems?
Author:  drmini in aust [ Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:50 pm ]
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Mick wrote:
Doc was it you who mentioned stuffing rubber grease behind the external rubber gland to stop a rusting bore causing seal problems?

Wasn't me that said it but it's a good idea- I always assemble my spare ones with rubber grease.
BTW in 40 years I have never ever bought a new MC or slave cylinder- I just hone em, clean em, fit new seals in em. :wink:
Author:  Mick [ Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:08 pm ]
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drmini in aust wrote:
BTW in 40 years I have never ever bought a new MC or slave cylinder- I just hone em, clean em, fit new seals in em. :wink:


That's interesting, but how do you deal with pitting when you come across it? Has the seals enough flexibility to deal with an oversize?
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