WITW - The PF Exxon Valdez!

[MikkiJayne]

How to fit a brake block to a PF...

Don't need this for a start - its not doing anything and in the way



The ESP return hose is also in the way. Interestingly that goes from the front of the reservoir straight to the rear chamber which was unexpected. Of course having just filled it with fresh fluid I now have to remove most of it Never mind. Its not expensive.



Remove this connection and the one from the hardline on the other side, being careful not to spill any fluid on the nice clean paint!



FL hose on the top, PF on the bottom. The PF hose is just a bit of plain clutch hose, whereas the FL is deliberately moulded to clear all the stuff in the way, such as the brace.



With the hose and superfluous bracket removed there's room for the brace hardware



Test fit with a brake block





Clamp in place to mark the holes



This is the rivnut tool. It'll set up to M12 without a problem.



Five of six rivnuts in place, but the last one is blocked by the bonnet switch. This bracket is to the far left of the frame on the FL, clearly moved so they could get tool access to insert the rivnut.



This one will need to be set the old-school way. The nut in the middle compresses the rivnut against the larger nut at the left, allowing it to be set with spanners in a much smaller space than the big tool needs



Hold the bolt and the large nut with two spanners while tightening the small nut with the 3rd spanner



Done



ESP hose back on



Proper clearance now



Bolted in place with the brake block





Brackets left in place but the bar is removed as it needs to be out to replace the wiring harness when the engine goes back in. The inner bolt for the bar is still a little tight on the bonnet switch, but its not like the bar comes out very often so it won't be a problem





I've never seen this done before, and these parts are only listed for the FL so this might be the first PF with an upper brace and brake block?