Brake Flex Line R&R?

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Tornado99
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Brake Flex Line R&R?

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Planning to remove & replace the four flex hose lines on my '88 Mini. I have the steel braided line kit and the stock rubber ones look ready to replace.
Any tips & tricks for access to the couplings where the lines pass through the body panels? Looks like the fronts will be very hard to reach (one side beneath the clutch "wok" and other side beneath the radiator.

Thx.
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Re: Brake Flex Line R&R?

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They will be a sod of a job to replace if they have been long term installed.. "Do not try to do the job as a quick fix" & be prepared to take out the Radiator & ( maybe Servo ) + all that involves.. so get new bottom hose etc.. Copper Slip every new thread .. then start on the rear those hose end nuts will probably need cutting off .. Patience is what is need & if you decide to keep the Rad in Situ get the First Aid Box ready & available .. ;)
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Re: Brake Flex Line R&R?

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Polarsilver wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:09 am They will be a sod of a job to replace if they have been long term installed.. "Do not try to do the job as a quick fix" & be prepared to take out the Radiator & ( maybe Servo ) + all that involves.. so get new bottom hose etc.. Copper Slip every new thread .. then start on the rear those hose end nuts will probably need cutting off .. Patience is what is need & if you decide to keep the Rad in Situ get the First Aid Box ready & available .. ;)
Thanks for heads up. Car was fully restored by a previous owner so have not seen much rusted fixtures anywhere. But I get what you are saying on the access issues. Leaning towards taking it to a local Mini specialist as I do not have the work space to perform more extensive work like pulling the rad/spilling coolant. I have to work in my condo unit's parking garage so it's always a balance for me.
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