[s-cars] Couple of brake questions, was: J-hose...

[brian hoeft]

some BTDT...
 the bomb swap is incredibly easy.
 car off, pump the pedal until its no loger resilient, remove belly pan, 
remove intercooler hose, disconnect hose line carefully placing bojo fitting 
and washers aside or back in the bomb, remove only one bolt i think and the 
bomb leaves a mount on the other end..then reverse order it on.. yup, i 
think it was that simple... if there was anything im missing, it will be 
evident and self explanatory when you do it... the biggest bitch was getting 
my samco back on, other than that, it was way easier than i expected.. i 
could do it in 10 minutes if i felt like rushing and not letting the fluid 
drain. i took my time and even ran some fresh fluid through in hopes to 
clear more debris. also, i think its good to let the car idle for a minute 
before touching the pedal. at that time i also thoroughly cleaned the 
reservoir, fittings and banjo screens. i wish every project was that 
straightforward.
 SS lines can get bad fast with one bad caliper hang, but ive known them to 
outlast expectations.
 hope it helps, -brian

 On 9/18/05, Eric Phillips <gcmschemist at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 18:52:00 -0400
> > From: Nick Stuart <baredok at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] J-Hose Source
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
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> > Yep, will give another thumbs up to Spokane for a repair well done.
> > Had mine replaced earlier this year and they were very helpful about
> > it. Just tell them what the hose is for and they'll know what you are
> > talking about.
> 
> 
> Errr, what *is* the hose for?
> 
> I guess what I mean is, if I describe what it's attached to, does that 
> give
> the appropriate amount of info?
> 
> Brake questions (as per subject):
> 
> 1.) Is the pressure accumulator replacement a DIY? Anyone got a BTDT? 2500
> psi nitorgen sounds like, well, a bomb ready to go off... :)
> 
> 2.) I just read Zimmerman rotors and PBR ceramic pads are a good
> replacement. How about Zimmerman slotted with Axxis Metalmaster?
> 
> 3.) I like the feel of SS braided brake lines. Read on Audifans that the
> replacement schedule on those is once every two years, due to wear.
> WTF!?!?!? No frickin' way! I had SS lines on my Scirocco for 10+ years, 
> and
> never had a failure there - the hard line under the body failed at 20 
> years
> after factory install. Somebody tell me that this is sheer paranoia. Or 
> tell
> me where to get high-quality lines that I can replace on a five-year
> schedule.
> 
> Thanks, guys. BTW - thanks to all for the trim install BTDTs - I very much
> appreicate the help. I did ask ECS to be careful putting them in the
> shipping carton - we'll see how they arrive.
> 
> Grovelling at the font of knowledge,
> 
> Eric
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