On Thu, 22 Feb 2018 20:17:18 +1100, Xeno
wrote:

On 22/02/2018 6:19 PM, ultred ragnusen wrote:
critcher wrote:

That's the problem with the internet - the blind leading the blind!
so you are still on about tyres and nuts, jesus who do you work for ?
kwikfit !!!!

Last night I did all six brake sets (12 pads/shoes) on a German car:
http://wetakepic.com/images/2018/02/22/fronts.jpg

The fronts mic'd greater than 0.800 inches so I kept the rotors.
http://wetakepic.com/images/2018/02/22/front_rotors.jpg

But the rears were below 0.7200 inches & they were edge lipped:
http://wetakepic.com/images/2018/02/22/resurface.jpg

You never know if a rotor will be below thickness specification until you
measure it, so since I didn't have a new set of rotors, I decided to try
the redneck methods of truing them up, just for the learning experience.
http://wetakepic.com/images/2018/02/22/drums.jpg

One nice thing about doing all your own mechanical work on a car is you
find stuff like this busted brake line, which you won't know if a mechanic
will find because they don't spend the time to look around that you might.
http://wetakepic.com/images/2018/02/22/brakeline.jpg

I'd be putting money on you being the cause of that little faux pas!
+1

Plus, ANY mechanic would find that - and a flat rate mechanic would
DEFINITELY find it because he gets paid extra for replacing it. Much
more likely to replace with a lot less issues than that one.

Did you replace both?
If you didn't you area HACK, pure and simple - as that is niot
"damage" but "deterioration" and is totally age related.

You SHOULD be replacing ALL rubber hoses in that brake system.
MOST good mechanics would be STRONGLY reccomending that solution.

If that vehicle is not your own you are exposing yourself to huge
liability.

In most states and ALL provinces it is ILLEGAL.