Hello

[Skull]

Just a quick hello from me ....

This looks to be THE forum for me and my current car Xantia 2.1 TD

Just got it and needs a little work prior to MOT (burst brake line/seized rear height the initial faults) and adopting it into the family

£47 for a OSF brake line was a

Fairly happy to work on her but the Haynes manual seems to have skimped on the hydraulics chapter

If I need some advice there looks to be plenty of helpful people on here with much acquired experience / knowledge

Wish me luck

[citronut]

hi and welcome Skull

so which brake pipe is it/OE part No.??? and were did you purchase it from

also were are you located

[Skull]

citronut Thanks for the welcome ....

Are we swapping part numbers like train spotters do

TUBE HYDRAULIQU 4886 70

on the packaging from Evans Halshaw Citroen in Darlington Co Durham is my local dealer I never shopped around with the normal car part shops so probably had my eyeballs pecked out ?

Just got to wiggle it into position now

[citronut]

no train spotters on here ( apart from maybe Mr Trainman ) or anarach's honest .gov

i was just curious to if you payed the going rate thats all

[Skull]

Right started the job but only got so far with the rain spoiling my fun ..... time to search for tips to gain better access ABS fitting end eased off but wheel arch to brake hose access is a nightmare and the 8mm nut seems to be 7.5 Where's that hacksaw blade ......

[Stewart(oily)]

In that position if my 8mm flare nut spanner fails I cut the old pipe off close to the union and use a tiny quarter inch drive 8mm deep six sided socket, bend the tip of a paperclip or something to hook the old seal out of the connector, be very careful not to mutilate the other pipes.

[Skull]

Stewart(oily)

Thanks - it was the brake pipe join with the flexi hose in the wheel arch area..... hacksawed the pipe off and then got a socket knocked on the nut

I never saw any seals

all sorted now thanks