The junctions are usually brass, so will be in reasonably good shape. If you're referring to the junction at the rubber hose, just use a 14mm wrench to secure the hose whilst you twist the old metal line loose with the vice grips. robert feller wrote: > Karl, more great info. The pedal does go to floor (as expected) and of > course the other circuit does seem to stop (some) but got worse with every > pump. It will continue to hold fluid for that circuit if I move the van a > few miles down the road to a garage to work on it? (with help of the p-brake > of course!) > > You are 100% on the vice grip comment from what I can see it's a mess at the > support behind the wheel! Will I most likly destroy what it's connected to? > Will I wind up replacing the line from the caliper to the so called > "junction body"? > > Sorry to hit all these "what if's" but the wife would kill me if I was > crawling around outside tonight under a van! plus no Bentley! > |
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