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Changing to Braided Brake Lines - worried about old fittingsViews : 268 Replies : 1Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Nov 13th, 2018, 16:35 | #1 |
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Changing to Braided Brake Lines - worried about old fittings
If I change my 14 year old brake hoses for new Braided ones are my old threaded connections likely to crumble or shear off?
I'd soak them with WD40 for a few days before but anything I should be careful of? Going to get my friendly garage to do it, do I need to warn them about bleeding the system? is there anything peculiar about the way you bleed these systems? I don't want the fragile ABS unit to throw a wobbly. Many thanks.
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Nov 13th, 2018, 19:55 | #2 |
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I replaced my front hoses with stainless overbraided ones from Pirtek, getting the old connections apart was a pain, looking back I think it was because the original male fitments had a short threaded section with a clear shaft behind it which allows the lip of the female to accumulate dirt and corrosion, using a 1/4 turn forward 1/8th turn back to ease it undone would possibly help. While Volvo used a superior solid line the connectors seemed to be made of a soft brass which does chew up easily. I ended up replacing one of the hard lines back to the ABS unit to overcome the problem with the connectors.
The lines I got did not have the rubber collar half way up the hose to help prevent it rubbing so have an eye to how it fits and/or touches going lock to lock.
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