Porsche crossover pipe trailing / leading

[Jamo]

Anybody got any tips on swapping crossover pipes on porsche calipers.

I need to swap them around on my rear 421 / 422 calipers but can't get the nut to move for love nor money.

[Jamo]

Damn found the answer from :corey:

http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showpost.php?p=27460&postcount=131

[PaulJ]

At least he done something useful !

[Jamo]

What do you think is the best thing to apply heat without destroying the caliper paint?

[BRY]

The correct spanner and a mechanic

[s2_wot]

The correct spanner and a mechanic

with the caliper in a vice or mounted on the car.

Shane

[Jamo]

Not so useful advice above

a) Calipers were in a vice and the nuts began to show signs of spanner work

b) Calipers are not on the car at present and cannot be mounted.

I'll go with :corey: for a change

[PaulJ]

I done the same job last night, Was a bit foxed until i noticed sides were different lengths then just swapped sides with the pipes and all was fine

Wrapped calipers clamped in the soft jaws of a large vice and used flared nut brake spanner 10mm I think, bleed nipple is 11mm

Try plus gas or something like that, heat will lift the paint

Cheers PaulJ

[Jamo]

I done the same job last night, Was a bit foxed until i noticed sides were different lengths then just swapped sides with the pipes and all was fine

Wrapped calipers clamped in the soft jaws of a large vice and used flared nut brake spanner 10mm I think, bleed nipple is 11mm

Try plus gas or something like that, heat will lift the paint

Cheers PaulJ

Flared nut brake spanner? got any details?

[lind4hl]

i think he means:

http://images.projectstripe.com/blog/greatidea1.jpg

those are Awesome!!! to release brakeline nuts with..

[newsh]

I've got a couple of those, brake line spanners, the real ones are 6 point. Cool idea though to angle grind a ring spanner

You could try tapping the face of the nut with a flat ended punch and hammer. Just to shock it a bit, then have a go with the spanner.

[lind4hl]

I've got a couple of those, brake line spanners, the real ones are 6 point. Cool idea though to angle grind a ring spanner

That is for us cheap bast*rds!

[Jamo]

Cheers guys bought one of these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Draper-Brake-F...item2306a4cdb1

[PaulJ]

Flared nut brake spanner? got any details?

looks like newsh has the idea, 6 sided ring spanner with a slot wide enough for the brake pipe to fit through, sykes pickavent do them, less likely to round nuts

hope that helps, good luck

[chezz]

Anybody got any tips on swapping crossover pipes on porsche calipers.

I need to swap them around on my rear 421 / 422 calipers but can't get the nut to move for love nor money.

Can you place the nut in a metal work vice and ease the caliper back and forth to work the nut free?