Kai Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) Last year my MOT came up with an advisory about the slight corrosion on the rear brake pipes and that they may need to be replaced next year. So a couple of weeks before my MOT I decided I would have a look and decided to give them a refurb as I didn't fancy shelling out a few £££ on getting them replaced. Tools used - 2 x Axle Stands 1 x wire brush Some sandpaper 1 x paint brush 1 x tin of Hammerite I also used a hanging work light which really helped. So first off obviously get the wheels off and the car in the air. On the nearside there is significantly more pipe exposed than on the offside and can be a bit of a pain to rub down but with a bit of elbow grease the surface rust should come straight off. Nearside - Before following the pipes up to After This covers the large majority of the exposed pipe of the nearside but just follow the pipe along and treat any that you can see exposed. The offside is much easier to access and unless I have managed to miss it, there is only one part of exposed pipe that needs to be treated. I failed to take a picture before i rubbed it down with the wire brush and sand paper but here is what it should look like underneath all the surface corrosion And here is after a lick of paint Overall an extremely easy job, but can become time consuming depending on the amount of corrosion. There are obviously limitations as to using this method, if they are badly corroded then I would advise lumping the cost and paying for new ones. All in all took me about 1 hour 30 mins The car breezed through its MOT and the rear pipes should hopefully not come up again! Edited February 20, 2012 by Kai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 top job mate, as you said aslong as corrosions not a danger issue then defo worth a punt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman68 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Great write up buddy worth the effort to squeeze a couple more years out the car for a couple hours of graft and bit of preventive tlc. Good job on my list to do thx for the inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_akademix Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Just what I was looking for, This was flagged up on my inspection 2 today and the garage suggested that a clean and paint would help come MOT time (they suggested that replacing the pipes involves dropping the fuel tank out?!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper1st Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 (they suggested that replacing the pipes involves dropping the fuel tank out?!) Yeah, this is what I have heard/read too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottfreee3 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Mine were done without dropping the tank. I don't know how but the tank wasn't dropped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feva Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Garage I use said they can be done without dropping the tank or you can slightly drop one side of the tank apparently. Sent from my big ass note 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz2435 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 My MOT stated that the brake pipes were corroded on an advisory, then the Mazda 6 had its MOT a week later and had the same advisory. Having seen this I think I'll give the refurb on the vert a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Choker Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 I just removed mine off. Job doneSent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
