[ROVERNET - UK] Rover P6B rear brake hoses

[Kent Kinard]

On Fri, 1 Dec 2006 20:45:29 +1100
  "Gianni D'Ortenzio" <giannid at bigpond.com> wrote:
> 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

Certain jobs on Rovers require the services of a well 
trained, left handed monkey...

Kent K.


> ----- 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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