RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 20y 7m 14d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 04/01/09 08:21 AM Share Posted 04/01/09 08:21 AM Went down the coast and came back tuesday arvo (600ks). Unpacked the car and a few hours later decided to go into town. When im in town the brake pedal starts to go away, fade. I pull over and find that the right rear has a brake fluid leak. Drive the car home and park it Few days later I pull the right rear wheel off to find that the brake line has been rubbing on the inside of the rim. Its rubbed through the spring that surrounds the line and rubbed throught the rubber. Now the brake line sits in a little bracket and due to where the bracket was currently located it happened. Now what I think has happened is when ive had the wheel alignemnt done rather than keeping the bracket in its original position they have let it turn when they have done up the bolt. I took some photos but I can never up load them forum wont let me Now the bracket in question should sit horizontal with the line been closest to the centre of the car. If the bracket is vertical then you got problems. So ppl if youve ever had a wheel alignemnt check your rear lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 21y 2m 19d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 04/01/09 09:03 AM Share Posted 04/01/09 09:03 AM Or find someone who knows how to tighten bolts properly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercuryturbo Oh look.... a real car, with no hair dryer Donating Members 1,724 Member For: 17y 8m 9d Gender: Male Location: Fear and Loathing in Callala Bay Posted 04/01/09 09:47 AM Share Posted 04/01/09 09:47 AM That could ave been disatrous Robbo.Good tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdan Well-Hard Bangin' Member Member 3,422 Member For: 16y 7m 30d Gender: Male Location: Perff, WA Posted 04/01/09 12:45 PM Share Posted 04/01/09 12:45 PM robbo, you wanna send some pics to me/anyone else to upload them?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blonk Iconoclast Donating Members 4,330 Member For: 19y 6m 23d Gender: Male Location: CH Posted 06/01/09 10:51 AM Share Posted 06/01/09 10:51 AM Robbo,This is a mechanical FU not a steering alighment problem..Falcons that do hard work need a wheel alignment every 5000k's to run true....Accept it if you buy one... Your problem has nothing to do with a wheel alignment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 20y 7m 14d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 06/01/09 11:20 AM Author Share Posted 06/01/09 11:20 AM I know its got nothing to do with the alignement. What I said was that when they have done the alignment, when they have tightened or loosened a bolt the bracket has moved with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 20y 7m 14d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 07/01/09 01:59 AM Author Share Posted 07/01/09 01:59 AM robbo, you wanna send some pics to me/anyone else to upload them??Just emailed them to yaThanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdan Well-Hard Bangin' Member Member 3,422 Member For: 16y 7m 30d Gender: Male Location: Perff, WA Posted 08/01/09 11:03 AM Share Posted 08/01/09 11:03 AM Feck, I don't check that account too often, just found em, apologies robbo!uploaded for revheadrobbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 20y 7m 14d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 08/01/09 11:04 AM Author Share Posted 08/01/09 11:04 AM Thanks mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzman460 Azzman Member 223 Member For: 15y 8m 27d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 01/02/10 01:20 AM Share Posted 01/02/10 01:20 AM haha, that bracket cant spin when you do the bolt up, you have to undo the bold and slide the bracket off to turn it around so they've obviously put it on the wrong way and havent reslised. Important thing to check, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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