[ROVERNET - UK] Rover P6B rear brake hoses

[Paul Smith]

Dropping the diff is tedious but is the way I do rear calipers.  Only doing
hoses, hmmmmm, I think I'd do it in situ.
Right spanner is a ringie, not too long, not too short.  Can't remember if
it wants flat then bend, or offset immediately.

PVS

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gianni D'Ortenzio" <giannid at bigpond.com>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Rover P6B rear brake hoses


> Thanks to all for your advice, most helpful.
> I will study how to take the calipers off and refit before deciding which
> way to go.
> Is access ok with the diff down or is it only marginal?
> Gianni
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Vern Klukas" <vern at inkspotco.com>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 4:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Rover P6B rear brake hoses
>
>
> > Eric is correct about the conical depressions in the rear plate.
> >
> > But...
> >
> > In my experience, I have never had one of these come loose after I
worked
> > on it, though I have seen a car with the final drive flopping around
> > because of loose bolts come in for repair. And I have never straightened
> > the depressions before refitting. It is important to use the correct
> > bolts, which have conical seating faces. The repair manual says you
should
> > use a locking compound (e.g. Loctite), though I never have. But please
do
> > use a torque wrench and tighten them to around the 55-60 ft/lb mark.
> >
> > The repair manual does not give a torque value for those bolts, I use
> > 55-60 ft/lbs because that is a common value for that size thread
(7/16-24)
> > in Grade 5 fasteners.
> >
> > Not to say that the bolts are Grade 5, I actually suspect they are a
> > higher grade than that but I wouldn't want to find out that they aren't,
> > as that would mean some sort of failure of what are now probably
> > unavailable bolts.
> >
> > Yours
> > Vern
> >
> >>Just a caution, here:
> >>The plate at the back of the final drive is fixed to
> >>the drive by about three bolts.  When new, my
> >>understanding is that the plate was flat.  The bolts
> >>have a head such that when the bolts are tightened
> >>they bend the metal slightly and form a shake-proof
> >>fastening.  If you plan on removing the plate, you
> >>might consider a few taps to slightly straighten the
> >>depressions, caused by the bolts, and regain your
> >>shake-proof security.
> >>
> >>Eric
> >>
> >>
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