brake and clutch problems

[fostersice]

having a really bad day

 

got up early this morning to bleed the front ,rear brakes and the hydraulic clutch.

 

all parts being new i should have no problems right well apart from it was me making up the brake line and it was my first time doing it

 

filled up the brake res on all 3

no leaks

started pumping the brakes and we have a leak from the rear calipers

 

had a look round and it leaking from the banjos

 

the copper washers are to thin so i doubled up on the washers and the drivers side stops but pas side still leaks undo the banjo bolt and it snaps

 

so i nut and bolt the banjo so i can do the fronts

 

move onto the fronts and no problems job done happy days

 

cant finish the rears as no where is open so move onto the clutch

 

so we start and lot of air keep pumping and more air and more and more

then drip drip drip out of the bell housing

 

so now i start getting the hump

 

find a mirror and get to have a look inside and its leaking from the braided clutch hose looks like it needs a slight turn on the nut do you think i can get in there not a chance

 

so all in al not a good day off

 

still better then it happening once its on the road.

 

now i have to sort out how to get into the bell housing though the clutch folk hole and get a turn on a 13m nut

 

and what to do about the calipers

 

should i change the banjos to something else do they do a m10 x 1.00 swivel end for braided hose?

or just try and get thicker washers??????

[banarama]

id go for thicker copper washers. not sure about other problem you have/ could you weld a couple of 13mm spanners together to get the lenth a bit of a crap idea really worth a try.

[fostersice]

i know snap on do a swivel ended ratchet spanner but have only ever seen them as a ring spanner not a open ended spanner ????

[KJ 1320]

you could try a crow's foot wrench to get in there with

 

[fostersice]

thats the ticket lol