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| Author | Subject: Front flexi replacement |
 Niall
Seasoned Pro  Location: Epsom Registered: 06 Jun 2012 Posts: 1,941 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Help!Im fitting my Hispecs tomorrow so have braided lines to fit. Just realised i have never done lines on a 306 so any tips? Ive heard that some people can have a right farce of a time getting them undone from the steel lines in the car? Id really like to avoid cutting that up and fitting a new copper one just because i end up twisting the steel line. Any suggestions? Its a 99 ph3 as well if that makes any difference to the style of fitting? Niall |
 Posted 7th Jul 2013 at 22:25
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jamiek_uk2000
Seasoned Pro  Location: Llanelli Registered: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 1,925 Status: Offline |
Post #2
I used molegrips and a small set of 6" stilson to get them apart, normally using a spanner just rounds the heads and then you are in the s**t. ________________________________________ 205 GTi Red - G939 RTU - Died!306 GTi 6 Diablo - Being resurrected! Project Thread Looking for: VTS P1 Rack PR1.2 16" |
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Posted 7th Jul 2013 at 22:45
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Niall
Seasoned Pro Location: Epsom Registered: 06 Jun 2012 Posts: 1,941 Status: Offline |
Post #3
Sounds fun  |
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Posted 7th Jul 2013 at 22:49
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jamiek_uk2000
Seasoned Pro Location: Llanelli Registered: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 1,925 Status: Offline |
Post #4
If you cut the hose that goes to the existing brake then you can get a ring spanner over that which is the best tool for it. Soak the joint in plus gas, preferably a few times before trying to undo them________________________________________ 205 GTi Red - G939 RTU - Died!306 GTi 6 Diablo - Being resurrected! Project Thread Looking for: VTS P1 Rack PR1.2 16" |
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Posted 7th Jul 2013 at 22:52
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Niall
Seasoned Pro Location: Epsom Registered: 06 Jun 2012 Posts: 1,941 Status: Offline |
Post #5
Not a bad idea! I know they have been done at a guess, a few years before i bought the car so they might not be so bad. Will try with a proper brake pipe spanner to start with very carefully. If they do start to slip, ill get a ring spanner on them. What i dont want is for the steel pipe to twist as i really dont want to have to replace that! |
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Posted 7th Jul 2013 at 22:55
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coskev
Seasoned Pro  Location: Oswestry Registered: 01 Nov 2009 Posts: 3,132 Status: Offline |
Post #6
Wire brush any rust/crap off before adding some wd40 or the like ________________________________________ Red GTB1756 powered Fabia VRS daily driver,LBSC Gti6 eater........Mac1 ZR R1 kit car build in progress. |
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Posted 8th Jul 2013 at 05:31
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
Post #7
Yep, ideally a spray with WD40 once a day for a week before you wish to undo them.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone  |
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Posted 8th Jul 2013 at 07:37
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Niall
Seasoned Pro Location: Epsom Registered: 06 Jun 2012 Posts: 1,941 Status: Offline |
Post #8
Well they have had a few sprays so will see if it was enough later on. Cheers for the help guys! |
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Posted 8th Jul 2013 at 08:21
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armzsc6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Crowborough Registered: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 3,445 Status: Offline |
Post #9
Their not fun if seized even with massive mole grips and proper brake pipe spaners sometimes require some heat as well. Just don't heat them up to much if you have to at all as the hoses will go BANG in your face with boiling fluid. ________________________________________ Black power baby! SUUUUUPERCHARGED Seat Leon FR TDI 190BHP 300lbft daily gti-6 killer :p 12x 306's owned so far Cambelts, clutches, service work carried out on All makes and models, Peugeot Citroen / mitsubishi specialist. Pug planet / Citroen Lexia diagnostics / code reads available. |
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Posted 8th Jul 2013 at 13:51
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Niall
Seasoned Pro Location: Epsom Registered: 06 Jun 2012 Posts: 1,941 Status: Offline |
Post #10
All done   Was surprisingly painless. Cleaned both up with a wire brush, used a brake pipe spanner (which was silly tight on there) and wrenched away. The first cracked off nice and easy. Second just started to slip then cracked off. All in, new brakes were fitted and bled in a hour! Cheers for the help guys. |
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Posted 8th Jul 2013 at 21:09
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
Post #11
Sounds like you had a result then. ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 8th Jul 2013 at 22:05
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