[ROVERNET - UK] Rover P6B rear brake hoses

[Gianni D'Ortenzio]

thanks for the quick reply Paul
when you say the "right spanner" what do you have in mind.
I am impressed that you can get to them at all, it looks very tight to me!
Gianni
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Smith" <vmitps at netspace.net.au>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Rover P6B rear brake hoses


> The one from R caliper to base unit is not too bad.
> The joiner one is harder, but can be done with diff up.  You need the 
> right
> spanner though.
>
> There are 2 bolts at the rear of the diff, plus the panhard rod bolt.  The
> downside of releasing them is the the jack to support the diff would be in
> the way.
>
> PVS
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gianni D'Ortenzio" <giannid at bigpond.com>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 8:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Rover P6B rear brake hoses
>
>
>> I have to replace the rear brake hoses to make my car roadworthy and have
>> had different opinions on how best to do it.
>> I have been told to take the calipers off to do the job.
>> Alternatively I have been told that I can release the four bolts at the
> rear
>> of the diff and it will go down a few inches, enought to acess and change
>> the two hoses.
>> The manula is strangely silnet on this
>> Anyone done it recently and have some advice?
>>
>>
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