The Arch Bishop
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Rick kindly came over this evening to have a poke around under the wheel arches and the source of the noise was very soon apparent. The good news is that there is no cost in fixing it other than a bottle of brake fluid. The bad news is that it was due to poor workmanship from someone who I have always trusted to carry out good work although I'd have to say that, due to mitigating circumstances, I can understand why.
The noise was due to the top of the brake pipe not being secured in the bracket. To be fair, the HEL lines for a Puma don't have the necessary flat to secure within (or even fit through) the bracket but couple that with the fact that the other bracket that holds the pipe to the strut had been left of and a cable tie used crudely in its place. Not good. This meant that the metal fittings on the brake pipe that were being held away from the bracket due to the tension placed on it by the cable tie was being forced into contact with the bracket when the strut extended thus creating the clanking! Never expected that!
Anyway, Rick (for he is, quite literally, a jolly good fellow) is coming on the Sunday and we're going to tuck in and do it properly. Luckily, I found all the missing parts needed to put it together properly and the bracket can be filed out to accept the fitting so it shouldn't be too tricky a job. It's never simple though.... :roll:
The noise was due to the top of the brake pipe not being secured in the bracket. To be fair, the HEL lines for a Puma don't have the necessary flat to secure within (or even fit through) the bracket but couple that with the fact that the other bracket that holds the pipe to the strut had been left of and a cable tie used crudely in its place. Not good. This meant that the metal fittings on the brake pipe that were being held away from the bracket due to the tension placed on it by the cable tie was being forced into contact with the bracket when the strut extended thus creating the clanking! Never expected that!
Anyway, Rick (for he is, quite literally, a jolly good fellow) is coming on the Sunday and we're going to tuck in and do it properly. Luckily, I found all the missing parts needed to put it together properly and the bracket can be filed out to accept the fitting so it shouldn't be too tricky a job. It's never simple though.... :roll: