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Originally Posted by Dancake
Failed the MOT last week on front brake hoses. In fairness they were well past their best. Turns out the bleed nipples on the calipers were well and truly seized into the bargain. No amount of heat, penetrating fluid or shock treatment would shift them. Ended up fitting two new front calipers as well as brake hoses. Up for retest tomorrow which should see another years MOT on the 850.
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I was lucky then. Failed MOT on offside front hose but decided to replace both sides while I was at it. Replaced offside hose no problem. Fortunately tried to loosen the bleed nipple on the nearside before I removed the hose but, like yours, was well and truly seized. Managed to move it about one eighth of a turn but no matter what I did it wouldn't undo further. Finished up buying a new caliper but at least it was only one.
Only other item was one of the front drop links needed changing. Again I bought two but only managed to replace the faulty one as the otherside had different size nuts and had previously been replaced and was O.K.