Major help on brakes please!!

[danpep91]

Just changing over brake calipers used ones cos I'm not rich and can't afford new ones, problem I'm having one side I can't get the hose off and am ganna need to replace can any one supply me with correct part from euro car parts

Another problem I'm really worried that replacing the rear brakes isn't going to improve performance as at the moment it takes me for ever to stop and I'm close to selling the saxo, what other things couldn't be causing the poor brake performance servos are ok disc and pads are ok it's to the point I'll be going 50 and will take 100 cards to actually slow it's really dangerouse and just all around shit


Any help appreciated please thank you

[danpep91]

By the way the pipes need to have unions already on it

[danpep91]

Any one please

[xxo0pko0xx]

are you changing to standard calipers or a better setup
as for rear brakes it could be a number off things. do they need bleeding? have you got something like wd40 on the disk? are the calipers seized? or couild it be just due to the fact that your front brakes are appauling (hence for changing them). after all your front brakes do most of the braking

[Gandi699]

Just bleed them, why do you need to change the lines if they dont have holes in or arent squashed flat?

[devilsadvocate]

Why are you changing the calipers anyway, unless there is an issue??

[danpep91]

Sorry I should explain ivehad seized rear brakes Im replacing with a used pair from beakers I've it one side on but the other side the brake pipe is stuck on it's just mashing the bolt the more we try to get it off

[jayline]

trying using wd40 on it let it soak apply some more and then after a few coats try again???

[Gandi699]

If the brake pipe is seized the caliper you'll have to cut it off, try a socket on the union if you are keeping the caliper, if not fit the new one but you'll have to run a new a new brake line which isnt too difficult if you have a flaring tool and some unions/copper brake pipe

[MuZiZZle]

I had this issue on my rear caliper, on the pas side, a new pipe was about £8 from citroen

saw the pipe close to the nut, then get it off with a socket once you have the caliper off

[danpep91]

If the brake pipe is seized the caliper you'll have to cut it off, try a socket on the union if you are keeping the caliper, if not fit the new one but you'll have to run a new a new brake line which isnt too difficult if you have a flaring tool and some unions/copper brake pipe

Yh im replacing the caliper cant get the union off so ganna have to cut it, If i get the pipe made up i gotta know length and every thing ?? aswell as all the bend and stuff and witch size the unions are ?

[MuZiZZle]

Yh im replacing the caliper cant get the union off so ganna have to cut it, If i get the pipe made up i gotta know length and every thing ?? aswell as all the bend and stuff and witch size the unions are ?

go to citroen, buy one

they're cheap man!

[danpep91]

Thanks so much dude