Diff lock pipe for hydraulics on my 1993 300gd
Can anyone please confirm the size of the steel pipe heused on the diff lock hydraulic lines..
Bigger than brake pipe and smaller that fuel pipe,so I'm guessing 1/4".
⁸i have a rusty section on the chassis rail,but further towards the rear ( where it goes to the cylinder on the axle) it changes to plastic pipe..
I'd like to just replace the rusty 18"section..
I don't think you have access to the Maintenance Manauals in the 'Members' section:
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/sites/default/files/download_pdf/repair/460r%20Rear%20Axle.pdf
I took a quick look here and here are some extracts. I'll make you a full member for a short while because I think the payment flow is somehow not working (will fix)
No mention of pipework of spec tho.
From a search of the Forum, here is the best response. Seems like 8mm Pipe
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/forum/fuel-pipe-what-best-replacement-material
Assume you mean the pipe from the reserviour down to the flexy pipe?
EPC lists the front as 4.75mm x 0.7mm x1590mm, rear only says 4430mm
So asuming they're both the same diameter it's 4.75mm with a 0.7 wall thickness and front being 1590mm and rear 4430mm long respectively
That was for a 463 LWB
Actually just looked at a 463 SWB and obviously front the same but rear actuallly says 4.75mm x 0.7mm x 3980mm
So look to be same diameter and bore just 450mm different for 2400mm SWB and 2850mm LWB which would make sense of course!
4.75mm is 3/16" in old money
Thankyou but when I click on these links they don't work !
I fixed that, but just do a 'Search Website' (top left) and you will find the thread.
If you want to PM me your VIN I will be able to have a closer look
Gav
Rust will make things bigger, I have renewed them in the past, nothing unique unlike some of the fuel pipes
Rust will make things bigger, I have renewed them in the past, nothing unique unlike some of the fuel pipes
Agreed
Had a quick look under my 463 earlier... a bit newer (1998) and pipes in great shape and look 3/16 standard Brake Pipe to me
Parts picture is a shockingly over simplified schematic!!
But looking the unions etc they all are standard brake pipe size
74 is the front pipe
68 is the rear pipe
Front flexy goes straight to slave cylinder but rear flexy has another section of hard pipe after flexy onto slave cylinder and thats shows 3/16" also 77 on picture
Slave cylinders are identical to 460 and that deffo has 3/16" pipes
Obviously 463 Master set up differs to 460 being electro hydraulic rather than just all hydraulic but after that they are basically the same idea
I am 99.9% sure it's standard brake pipe and has just "blown" with corrosion
They will have been steel pipes from factory coated with a protection so will react different to cupro nickel (cunifer) pipe commonly used as a replacement
The pipes 62 and 65 earlier in the system are the same brake pipe size and joined by 80's that are also brake pipe fittings used within the braking system
Trace the pipes to where they join at either end but probably clearer where they meet the flexy pipes and you should see the union size and hopefully find a section of pipe that hasn't corroded so badly?
Brake pipe (3/16") unions are usually 10mm or sometimes 11mm spanner
Can anyone please advise? or is my question unclear?