BronzedArosa Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 An advisory on its last mot was corroded rears. Tbh they don't look that bad visually but I'm no mechanic. Are there any kits I can purchase, a google shows nothing. If taken to an independent garage, what am I looking at time wise to get some pipes made up, fitted and brakes bled? So I can guage labour cost really. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Very little work involved, just sand them off and put some heatshrink over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobieus_uk Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 its just an advisory, if it was a problem it would have failed, most of the time an advisory is just a way the garage can bleed more money from you and carry out work that not actually needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 10 hours ago, Rich said: Very little work involved, just sand them off and put some heatshrink over. Yeah, but you'll still need to remove them to sand and then put heatshrink over. If you take em off, may as well copy them into cunifer pipe (so long as you haven't bent them). Thinking about it, if you heatshrunk them, coat the pipe with waxoyl before sliding the heathshrink over to stop capillary rust action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj1 Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 1 hour ago, mk2 said: Yeah, but you'll still need to remove them to sand and then put heatshrink over. If you take em off, may as well copy them into cunifer pipe (so long as you haven't bent them). Thinking about it, if you heatshrunk them, coat the pipe with waxoyl before sliding the heathshrink over to stop capillary rust action. For the cost of new pipes at a local motor factors could you really be bothered? Get a new one made up and save the faffing about, as mentioned there's always a risk the rust is going to carry on anyway. Seems more like hiding a problem than solving it to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 string, flaring tool, copper pipe, unions, bend as you go. drum pipes are easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 String? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 easy way to get an accuratish measurement of what length you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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