Thanks lads! I saw that coupling and thought it was a good compromise but the MOT manual forbids coupling brake lines with separate ferrules so no go on that .

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspect ... ion-1-1-11

I guess it would be OK for off roaders and racers .

What you can do, is loosen the cylinder from the arm, clamp the pipe union bolt in a vice grip or locking grip or what it's called, and then not rotate the pipe union, but the brake cylinder. This way you will not snap the pipe when it is stuck to the pipe union. Mount the new cylinder in reverse order.

Cheers Erik! I tried that but the bolt was so badly corroded there was nothing really left I could get vice grips to latch onto .
The old van with the flexible hoses was a much better arrangement, Citroen should have stuck with that IMO.

Waiting for the new parts to arrive from ECAS gives me plenty of time to get the rusty/broken bits ready.

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Sorry about the poor photo this shows the broken studs. when I was working on this I was in a bad mood and not focussed on the task. I know that when the nuts go tight, that's the time to stop and think about it, maybe have a smoke or a coffee etc. but i kept on going and ...snap! I should and could have split the nut with a small, sharp chisel and everything would have been fine , but no, so now I have to fix it, what would you do

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a couple of other options but I chose to clamp the arm to a level surface, support it with the drill table and drill 5mm. holes through the remnants of the old studs.

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not too bad, something's going right for a change

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6mm. tap going in...

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not too shabby as they say.

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Meanwhile, the primer slowly dries, over here we had a 6 month MOT extension 'cos of Covid, This means that instead of doing this in Summer, I'm stuck doing this in flamin' March, Brrr .

this shows the broken studs. when I was working on this I was in a bad mood and not focussed on the task. I know that when the nuts go tight, that's the time to stop and think about it, maybe have a smoke or a coffee etc. but i kept on going and ...snap! I should and could have split the nut with a small, sharp chisel and everything would have been fine , but no, so now I have to fix it, what would you do

What do they say in the UK?? Easy does it!
Unless it is about c-19 ......................

I finally got some time to get back on it after working 14 days straight. I did the easy stuff first (because I'd forgotten to order the flamin' brake shoes ),

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cleaning out the rubbish, M 10 bog standard pitch:

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extracting the old seals,

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the old brackets that restrain the pipe had bailed out.

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Made an insertion tool that helps set the spiral pipes in their locations. I did a test run on the bench and fitted the pipes through the crossmember, easy on the bench, it'll be a flaming different matter when I'm underneath the car, but that's what swearing is for isn't it

Decided to treat the wheel bearings to some fresh grease, the car's done over 100,000 miles (160,000 km's). The locking rings would not move even with my air impact wrench, not suprised 'cos the original factory stakes where visible, time to get destructive...

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drilling down in the cut outs, this will blunt the tip of your drillbit when you hit the bearing ,

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having drilled out the stakes, a punch gets things moving...

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in no time the ring has given up, just got to do this three more times .

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With the rings out, I used this tool that someone gave me to pull the seals,

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The easiest part of the day (apart from cracking a beer ) easy enough to make I reckon.

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Still grease in there, but it's past it's use by date, bearings are ok, which is good because they are well expensive these days.

Very tempting to throw money at it and get these https://ecas2cvparts.co.uk/collections/ ... tock-5256k but that's too easy isn't it I'll just get the flaming shoes , rings and some fresh grease. Beer time and slow cooked Brisket for dinner, maybe some roast spuds 'cos the weather's turned nasty again, Prost!

slow cooked Brisket
Unless you are vegetarian like I am.
I would prefer some tofu with garlic and rice or noodles .
But the weather is better here , sunshine and spring is what brings out sweet feelings of contemptment and happyness.

You're right there, G. There is nothing like this Spring after the flamin' Winter we've all just endured everywhere.
Here's to a better year, here in Wales we can move further so i can restart my Wales Coast Path walk, gonna need and want the Charleston for this endeavour .

Rob

I am really looking forward to getting on with the Shed. The ply I put on last year, has suffer during the winter, and what I didn't get to because of lockdown is falling apart. So I'm investigating alternatives skins.

I could do with some walking myself. It's the roast pots that do it. And possibly the cider!

Aah! that Devon cider, I remember it well