rear wheel cylinder

[swedge]

gotta replace mine tomorrow anyone know the size of the hub nut?

anything to watch for

[Paul]

22mm IIRC, no, the torque of the rear hub nut is 9NM also IIRC which is next to nothing.

[mowgli]

cant remember, its about a 24 i think, but get a brake pipe clamp & put it on the flexi, then really be careful with the brake pipe union into the cylinder... use plenty of wd40 & then be careful, it will most likely strip the hex off & you'll need a mole grip

[AlexW]

I use a adjustable spanner on the nut, might be worth putting a new split pin on it tho.

[swedge]

cant remember, its about a 24 i think, but get a brake pipe clamp & put it on the flexi, then really be careful with the brake pipe union into the cylinder... use plenty of wd40 & then be careful, it will most likely strip the hex off & you'll need a mole grip

the whole lot has came of the cylinder lol im sure the guy that was bleeding my brakes had the nut undon anyway

[mowgli]

strip the rear brake, clean it & copper grease the threads, then re adjust it so it only just turns, if there is a big lip on the drum, it might need grinding off or replacing.