When needing to remove the brake backing plate for any reason, do you remove the rubber brake line where it meets the hard line over tha axle, stretch it or have fitted longer ones simply to glide it over the spindle?
How do you guys do it?
Brake line question
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When needing to remove the brake backing plate for any reason, do you remove the rubber brake line where it meets the hard line over tha axle, stretch it or have fitted longer ones simply to glide it over the spindle?
How do you guys do it?
Downey
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I'm not sure if this is what you want to do, but there are slightly longer stainless steel braided hoses made for eliminating the backing plates. They route from the mounting bracket on the axle housing directly to the caliper. PM me and I'll be able to tell you more.
That is a frustrating design. I took a grinder to the rivets that hold the brake line to the backing plate and replaced them with bolts. Then I welded the nuts to the inside of the backing plate. Now I remove the two bolts and the brake line is free from the backing plate. This makes life much easier, but it probably isn't as slick as a hose from the axle hardline to the caliper as suggested in the previous post.
Yes, you'll have to open it at the hard line/ rubber junction. I was not able to "stretch" mine over, without damaging the soft line.
Use lots of Penetrant and give it a day or so and you'll probably save the hard line as that pipe is no longer available from Mr. Toyota.
That axle is off the rig anyway - you doin' a rebuild? Got any keen Aussie parts you wanna sell ?
Cheers!
Use lots of Penetrant and give it a day or so and you'll probably save the hard line as that pipe is no longer available from Mr. Toyota.
That axle is off the rig anyway - you doin' a rebuild? Got any keen Aussie parts you wanna sell ?
Cheers!
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Looks like splitting it at the hard line it is. I'll have to cap it off then bleed the brakes afterwards. Although I like the idea of drilling the rivets and bolting the union onto the backing plate.
How needed is the backing plate. Is it's purpose only to protect one side of the rotor??
How needed is the backing plate. Is it's purpose only to protect one side of the rotor??
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Is there any reason why I can't bypass that union on the back off the backing plate and run a flexi hose from the hard line bracket to the caliper?
No reason at all -- Plenty of people have done it. I believe in the tech or trivia section is the part #'s (from Napa) for the proper length hoses to bypass the union.
I believe this is from MUD Member Kavik's rig -- if you do a search, there's a thread where he shows what hardware he used.
I believe this is from MUD Member Kavik's rig -- if you do a search, there's a thread where he shows what hardware he used.
Btw, if you leave off the backing plate, you'll need a spacer, to get the preload on the bearing correct.
