Brake Line Renewal

billatllandudno · 1st August 2018, 11:33

I need to change the nearside brake line from font to rear on my diesel tourer which goes over the fuel tank, can this be done with the fuel tank in situ ? only I've always had a full tank since owning the car and never let it go below 3/4 it's a lot of fuel to drain off and any help would be really greatfully appreciated. Bill

David Lawrence · 1st August 2018, 12:57

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Originally Posted by billatllandudno

I need to change the nearside brake line from font to rear on my diesel tourer which goes over the fuel tank, can this be done with the fuel tank in situ ? only I've always had a full tank since owning the car and never let it go below 3/4 it's a lot of fuel to drain off and any help would be really greatfully appreciated. Bill

I replaced mine maybe 8 or 9 years ago now by running the new line around the side of the tank, just need to make the line longer than the original, and also route it above the heat shield to keep it away from the exhaust. No problems with that method. Passed a lot of mot’s with it since then so keeps the inspector happy as well.

Best_of_British · 1st August 2018, 13:18

I dropped the tank onto exhaust and took rear seat squab up. Using the two inspection hatches and the extra room from dropping the tank a little it is easy to run the pipes in original clips, much neater job. I did this with copper which most do not recommend but it is more forgiving and was easy to do.

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billatllandudno · 1st August 2018, 15:20

Never gave it a thought about running it at the side of the tank would I need to fit more fixing clips or could I get away with it.

mh007 · 1st August 2018, 19:13

Do both front to rear pipes while you're there.

marinabrian · 1st August 2018, 21:01

Do both pipes, and why on earth do you constantly run with so much fuel

Do not run it around the side of the tank, it's a bodge which can be avoided completely, the tank does not need to be completely removed, it can be lowered and rested on the exhaust to enable the pipework to be routed in the correct way.

I kept an original pipe which I removed without damage to uses as a pattern and make the new pipe up using kunifer off the car, then the job looks OEM and above all is completely safe

To demonstrate how much of a stickler I am for brake lines, take a look at the ones I made for my Freelander

You will need to do this job once only in the lifetime of your car, so you may as well do it right

Brian

billatllandudno · 4th August 2018, 18:06

That looks very neat and tidy Brian I think I will go down that route and lower the fuel tank ,I had it up on the ramps today while replacing wrongly sent springs on the rear and looked at the access so should get round to doing this asap, as for the fuel always being a full tank I used to work for a forestry company and every night we used to fill up all the vehicles and saws, strimmers, etc ready for the next day so we always set off fully fuelled just a habit that's all.Bill

1st August 2018, 11:33	#1
billatllandudno Regular poster rover 75 cdti contemporary se tourer Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: St.Helens Merseyside Posts: 78 Thanks: 69 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Brake Line Renewal I need to change the nearside brake line from font to rear on my diesel tourer which goes over the fuel tank, can this be done with the fuel tank in situ ? only I've always had a full tank since owning the car and never let it go below 3/4 it's a lot of fuel to drain off and any help would be really greatfully appreciated. Bill

1st August 2018, 13:18	#3
Best_of_British Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer & Arden Green Project Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Ormskirk Posts: 932 Thanks: 159 Thanked 200 Times in 155 Posts	I dropped the tank onto exhaust and took rear seat squab up. Using the two inspection hatches and the extra room from dropping the tank a little it is easy to run the pipes in original clips, much neater job. I did this with copper which most do not recommend but it is more forgiving and was easy to do. Sent from my Redmi 4A using Tapatalk

1st August 2018, 15:20	#4
billatllandudno Regular poster rover 75 cdti contemporary se tourer Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: St.Helens Merseyside Posts: 78 Thanks: 69 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Never gave it a thought about running it at the side of the tank would I need to fit more fixing clips or could I get away with it.

1st August 2018, 19:13	#5
mh007 This is my second home MG ZT260 SE, MG ZT190+, MG ZTT 160, R75 Conn SE 2.0, R75 Conn SE 2.5 X 3, R75 Club SE 1.8, P5B Coupe Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Keynsham, Bristol Posts: 4,211 Thanks: 65 Thanked 635 Times in 499 Posts	Do both front to rear pipes while you're there.

1st August 2018, 21:01	#6
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	Do both pipes, and why on earth do you constantly run with so much fuel Do not run it around the side of the tank, it's a bodge which can be avoided completely, the tank does not need to be completely removed, it can be lowered and rested on the exhaust to enable the pipework to be routed in the correct way. I kept an original pipe which I removed without damage to uses as a pattern and make the new pipe up using kunifer off the car, then the job looks OEM and above all is completely safe To demonstrate how much of a stickler I am for brake lines, take a look at the ones I made for my Freelander You will need to do this job once only in the lifetime of your car, so you may as well do it right Brian

4th August 2018, 18:06	#7
billatllandudno Regular poster rover 75 cdti contemporary se tourer Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: St.Helens Merseyside Posts: 78 Thanks: 69 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	That looks very neat and tidy Brian I think I will go down that route and lower the fuel tank ,I had it up on the ramps today while replacing wrongly sent springs on the rear and looked at the access so should get round to doing this asap, as for the fuel always being a full tank I used to work for a forestry company and every night we used to fill up all the vehicles and saws, strimmers, etc ready for the next day so we always set off fully fuelled just a habit that's all.Bill