Stevo Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Hey, I’m looking for some advice where the brake system is concerned. The car is with the bodyshop at the minute for a respray (change of colour) and I’d ideally like the brake booster drum and also the brake pipes running along the bulkhead to be sprayed in the new body colour - and obviously the bulkhead/firewall behind them! Can the pipes and the brake master cylinder be detached from the bulkhead and booster drum without bleeding the whole system, if the pipes remain attached to the master cylinder? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Not sure you have enough slack in the brake lines to do that, The booster drum has quite a long plunger protruding through into the cabin that attaches to the brake pedal, so not sure if you could just move the master cylinder away enough to get the booster out without disconnecting the brake lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 Was hoping to just move the master brake cylinder out the way and leave the booster on there to be sprayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Hey, I’m looking for some advice where the brake system is concerned. The car is with the bodyshop at the minute for a respray (change of colour) and I’d ideally like the brake booster drum and also the brake pipes running along the bulkhead to be sprayed in the new body colour - and obviously the bulkhead/firewall behind them! Can the pipes and the brake master cylinder be detached from the bulkhead and booster drum without bleeding the whole system, if the pipes remain attached to the master cylinder? Cheers It can't be done, there's not enough movement on the lines. They need disconnecting and drained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 Bugger. Ok cheers mate. We've got some of Robins friends staying with us so that has put a temp halt on proceedings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Bugger. Ok cheers mate. We've got some of Robins friends staying with us so that has put a temp halt on proceedings Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 3 Germans in the house is no Loling matter. I have just wupped Christian 10-2 at pool like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 You need to factor in the weather for this engine going back in Steve. It's starting to get cold now and I've no fancy lying on a freezing cold drive putting an engine in the middle of November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 Totally agree with you mate. If things don't speed up and/or the weather takes a turn for the worse then I'll just put everything on hold until the Spring and the car can sit on the drive with a SORN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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