More damn brake woes - hoses this time

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More damn brake woes - hoses this time

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As if getting the damn pipes off wasnt difficult enough I am struggling to remove the hose. I have had to destroy the retaining clip and cut the pipe in order to get the brake pipe union/nut off using a pair of grips. This leaves me with just the hose attached to the L shaped bracket. I have looked on t'internet to see how these damn things come off but according to this clip (about 4 minutes in) the hose is supposed to simply drop off when the brake pipe union/nut is removed.

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Mine isn't going anywere and certainly won't be dropping off of it's own accord, it doesn't look like it is shaped for a spanner or anything like that.

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Any suggestions from you sage folk? Hacksaw springs to mind.
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Heat and grips
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Tried that Steve, am currently having a go at another one to see how that goes, failing that its gonna be a hacksaw job
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Dremel a slit down the side and squeeze it up ?
Or cut the rubber pipe off and drill it out through ?
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It should just pull out from the bottom, get some grips on it and pull and twist. Maybe a bit of wd4p or something to as looks like it's rusted a bit.

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I tried all of that, it may has well been welded on. Used a junior hacksaw in the end and and slapped it about with a hammer and grips - finally off now. Hope the other side is a bit easier than that!!

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jas915 wrote: Maybe a bit of wd4p

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WD40 do this one.
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