Brake fittings (conections to front UFO flex hose) frozen,

[rbade12 at aol.com]

 You're going to wait until a brake hose is leaking to replace it?!?! That's taking your infamous frugality to a dangerous level of ridiculous. Bernie, I hope you discover your eventual leak and repair it before you kill someone!!

Bob


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
To: alancordeiro at att.net
Cc: 200q20V mailing list <200q20v at audifans.com>
Sent: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 9:12 am
Subject: Re: Brake fittings (conections to front UFO flex hose) frozen, 










Alan,
Why are you trying to break this connection, leaking flex line? If  
not leaking, don’t fix it!

Bernie


On Jan 11, 2009, at 10:25 PM, <alancordeiro at att.net> wrote:

> I spent a frustrating two days waiting for penetrating fluid to do  
> its work, but as of tonight, I have still not succeeded in  
> separating either of the two fixed lines from the flexible rubber  
> hose on the driver's front wheel.
>
> After jacking up the car, I pre treated the fittings with liquid  
> wrench and waited a few hours before attempting to open. When they  
> would not budge, I kept adding the penetrating fluid spray and  
> waited overnight to try again. as of this afternoon and evening, I  
> have only manager to round off the upper nut, and partially round  
> off the lower nut, with my 11 mm flare wrench. I even used a  
> vicegrip on the upper nut, but they both seem to be welded to the  
> intermediate flex hose. Besides Liquid wrench, I=2
0also used PB  
> Blaster, and as small amount of heat.
>
> I have put back the wheel and parked the car outside....awaiting  
> some BTDT advice from this group, thanks.
> (Patient is a '91 200q with the original hose and UFO calipers, I  
> believe the fittings have never been opened since they were  
> assembled at the factory, unless the previous owner did them in the  
> first seven years and 100k.)
>
> Alan Cordeiro
>
>
>
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