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Well that's good enough confirmation for me that what they said happened is correct.I wonder if it is about to become a regular issue with the 75/ZT due to age. |
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Not too difficult a job to replace the brake pipes. I've done all of mine with a Sykes Pickavant flaring tool and Kunifer pipe.
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Sounds like a prudent exercise if, as seems, they are prone to randomly letting go under hard braking as they age. |
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As a project on my Rover 45 I am in the middle of a suspension bush overhaul and am changing out the flexi hoses while stripped down . Amazingly my metal brake pipes have still the original green coating on and have all undone, but have been treated all the time I have owned the car which again is dry stored It was only a couple of months ago we replaced the rear brake pipes on one of the rover 75's and as sworks quoted the pipes corrode within the clips As Mike Noc said with good quality tools brake pipes not difficult to change |
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I think you should be grateful it went when it did. I have had two experiences of brake pipes going pop. One on my Austin Westminster A90, the other on a 10 ton lorry. I can tell you I was stuck to the seat when the one went on the lorry at a busy junction. Went straight across Lichfield Road From Victoria Road Aston Birmingham with no brakes without hitting anything because there was a gap in traffic. Anyone who knows this junction will know how I felt. Managed to nearly rip the gearbox out of it changing down to slow me down with 600 dozen milk bottles on the back of it. Phew. Just thought I would add that this happened around 1965/8.The junction has changed since then. You arrive at an island now not a cross roads.
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I am now grateful it happened on the rollers David and slightly ashamed and :o that I questioned in my own mind what they told me had occured,and that they see it a lot.They did say much better to let go on the rollers that at 70mph.It was just that I had never heard of this happening while a car was on test.I should have been more trusting as this has been my regular MOT garage for some years.Seems to be quite common judging by the comments on here and on coupe forum.You live and learn :o Glad you and others managed to survive your experiences. |
well i suppose its a bit like the brake lights failing on the way down for mot or during the mot. happened twice to me on different cars. just as well in your case it happened when it did . ... :duh:
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