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My Vh commodore originally had a 202 and now has a 308. Is it necessary to upgrade to the 308 brake booster and master cylinder?? Does this unit work much better than the 6 cylinder unit?
Also since bleeding the brake lines, the lines have started leaking fluid through the thread. Is there anything i can put on the thread to stop leaking??
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Hi Anonymous.
It's a good idea to go to the bigger booster, although the m/cyl is the same.
The threads are not the seal for the fluid, don't use anything on the threads. The seal is the tip of the brake pipe, the flared part. Make sure there are no |
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Don't see why it would suddenly start leaking from the threads because normally you would only be touching the bleeding nipple. Did you undo the pipes as well? You have to be careful tightening them you need a really good quality spanner so it does not sl
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You can buy a special spanner for Brake pipes. It looks like a 6 sided ringy with one segment cut out. That way, it can slip over the pipe but grips securely on 5 sides of the nut so rounding them off is really difficult.
Cheers...Dave
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coincidently it is called a pipe spanner
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