While replacing the brake master cylinder (see previous post) I replaced the original brake hoses too with some Goodridge stainless steel braided items.

I don’t have the time I used to to go into too much detailed explination but I’ll stick a load of photos of the job here. The main thing I’d like to demonstrate is that, despite what I’d read as being the norm and entirely necesarry, it is not neccessary to cut slots in the body panels around the front hose connections to remove them.

The other side.

Two spanners fitted fine and just enough room to turn the inner one. No slots cut in anything.

All the spanners!

Solid pipe in place.

Solid pipe removed.

Now the fitting can be removed using a socket and spanner.

Oncw there are four old pipes off like this, the new ones can go on.

Still no need to cut any slots in the body.

To the rears.

Apparently these quite pricey one way valves that fit in place of the bleed screw on the calipers help bleed the air from the brakes. I’m not sure they really did. I still had to remove tha caliper and turn them upside down. The good thing about the valves is that the bleed screw is not screwing in and out of the actual caliper so prevents any issues with snapping one in the caliper or wearing the thread.

One rear one on, just three more to fit.

While I was here I replaced the rear caliper sliding bolts. There had been no issues but it’s a worthwhile job and costs nothing.

New ATE fluid in.

Pulled through like this.

Bled like this.

Wind the rear piston back in.

Now bleed the clutch line and slave cylinder.

Finishing touches.

Ready for a run out to a mates place.

Brakes have been spot on since.