Timbo
Club Member
Hi all.
Some help and advice please.
Brake failure this week due to the copper flange into the back of the calliper cracking and losing fluid.
Turns out that the flexi hose to copper ‘S’ shaped calliper brake pipe was not fixed to the strut (BC coilovers) and the latter was taking stress along with the suspension travel.
The first picture is of the broken offside section, while the later picture is the existing near side.
These had been fitted by the previous owners so I wasn’t aware of the issue.
Could have been worse, but got her home.
I’m using the opportunity to upgrade using the milkfab R32 kit with Honda Odyssey discs and some refurbished aluminium 300zx callipers I’ve picked up.
However the issue will remain and I have no brackets.
I am wondering whether anyone has used longer braided lines and connected them straight from the inner chassis mount to the calliper? Is this advisable?
Alternatively, does anyone know where I might find mounting brackets that could wrap around the BC coilover and hold the mating point of the flexi hose and copper brake line?
Or other solutions?
In addition, can someone please confirm that my hubs are the later 280z type and not the earlier 240z type, as apparently this effects the choice of milkfab bracket due to different offsets.
Thanks in advance for any light shed.....
Some help and advice please.
Brake failure this week due to the copper flange into the back of the calliper cracking and losing fluid.
Turns out that the flexi hose to copper ‘S’ shaped calliper brake pipe was not fixed to the strut (BC coilovers) and the latter was taking stress along with the suspension travel.
The first picture is of the broken offside section, while the later picture is the existing near side.
These had been fitted by the previous owners so I wasn’t aware of the issue.
Could have been worse, but got her home.
I’m using the opportunity to upgrade using the milkfab R32 kit with Honda Odyssey discs and some refurbished aluminium 300zx callipers I’ve picked up.
However the issue will remain and I have no brackets.
I am wondering whether anyone has used longer braided lines and connected them straight from the inner chassis mount to the calliper? Is this advisable?
Alternatively, does anyone know where I might find mounting brackets that could wrap around the BC coilover and hold the mating point of the flexi hose and copper brake line?
Or other solutions?
In addition, can someone please confirm that my hubs are the later 280z type and not the earlier 240z type, as apparently this effects the choice of milkfab bracket due to different offsets.
Thanks in advance for any light shed.....
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