Good luck,
Fred
From: n61cm <jim@tazwade.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, April 16, 2013 6:31:04 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Brake line / hose connector screwed up
The 11mm fitting on the left rear brake line is stuck and now stripped.
I was swapping out the caliper. Brake hose is fine, so I just screwed the new caliper onto the hose without removing the hose from the steel brake line. But then the hose was a corkscrew when I went to put the caliper back on, so I tried to loosen the hose at the connection with the steel line. 14mm hose 11mm line. Stuck tight. Real tight. Several coats of penetrating oil, then the 11mm nut stripped on the outside. Would not come apart no matter what. Even tried vice grips, that sucker is stuck tight. I don't want to completely crunch it up until I have the parts and tools to fix it back. But I don't know what size brake line, unions, fittings, etc. to get and what flare tool to get.
Jim
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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> German cars tend to have sheet metal clips holding the hose in place then the steel line screws into it , you have the loosen the line then carefully remove the sheet metal clip to get it all apart .
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> Pic would help here .
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> I wish I could be more specific but am not sure what you're working on @ there should be two rear brakes hoses as the suspension is independent .
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> -Nate
> Jim wrote :
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> > OK what do I do now? The rear brake hose on my W123 won't come loose from the brake line. The bolt head is shot and it's stuck so tight I can't get it apart even with vice grips. I've never cut/repaired a brake line before. I don't know what sizes these things are, where to get parts and tools, never patched a brake line before. I'm guessing if I'm lucky I can get the bolt out of the brake hose by mangling it beyond recognition with vice grips, but I wanted to have tools etc on hand to fix it right then. Maybe I can cut off the flare, slip on a new bolt, and re-flare the line? Anyone know where I can get the stuff to do this with?
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> > Thanks,
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> > Jim
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