Installation of the overhauled brakes

I could find the time on Sunday and started the installation of the overhauled brakes.

First of all I installed the new brake pads. I bought them with 6,000JPY for a set of front and rear when shop did the sale. I thought it quite reasonable.

Nice!

In the next I replaced the brake hoses with the stainless-mesh lines

15mm flare nut wrench was necessary to remove the hoses but I couldn’t find it (I think 15mm is not popular size). So, I found a set of crow foot wrench at a tool shop and bought it.

I could loosen the nut only little by little. But it seemed useful in combination with the extension bar to turn the nut if it located at complicated position.

Overhauled caliper and new stain mesh brake lines were installed.

The stainless mesh brake lines were not showier than I thought.

Now the caliper and brake hose looked fine. But other parts were not beautiful! I should grind the surface of the brake rotor.

(My original blog was written on 27th May 2008)

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