| Author | Message | ||
     Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Senior Member Username: Paulschram Post Number: 1363 Registered: 02-2002 |
I'm planning on having extended brake lines made for this weekend's installation. Does anybody know the specifications for the fittings on the ends? I need to know if they are a JIC or MIX fitting and the size. Failing this, does anybody have a set of old ones I can have to use as an example for my hose maker? Bill? Peace, Paul | ||
| Bill Bettridge (Billb) Senior Member Username: Billb Post Number: 760 Registered: 02-2002 |
Thread is 10x1mm straight thread males Good Luck Bill | ||
| Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Senior Member Username: Paulschram Post Number: 1365 Registered: 02-2002 |
Are all four the same gender? I thought the rears were male to female, while the fronts are male to male. With this, I can go ahead and have them made up ahead of time and be good to go (of course, they will probably sit in a box for months like the two remaining tie rod ends, swivel seals and etc. Peace, Paul | ||
| Bill Bettridge (Billb) Senior Member Username: Billb Post Number: 763 Registered: 02-2002 |
Paul - I honestly cannot remember on the rears, but I think you're right about the rears being MxF. I'll check tonight. All are same thread (10x1) though. Bill | ||
| Bill Bettridge (Billb) Senior Member Username: Billb Post Number: 764 Registered: 02-2002 |
Paul - both front and rear line sets are male x male. I checked last night. Bill | ||
| Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Senior Member Username: Paulschram Post Number: 1372 Registered: 02-2002 |
Thanx Bill. Do you have a source for the fittings? My hydraulics guy has indicated he does not stock such fittings and I don't really wish to destroy my existing hoses to make new fittings from them. Peace, Paul | ||
| Bill Bettridge (Billb) Senior Member Username: Billb Post Number: 766 Registered: 02-2002 |
Paul - sounds like he's running into the same problem I had - finding extra long 10x1 straight thread males with the correct seat taper set up to swage onto 03 teflon was a pain in the ass, so I just resorted to being joe-consumer on this one. sorry I'm not of more help. Bill | ||
| Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Senior Member Username: Paulschram Post Number: 1375 Registered: 02-2002 |
Thanx Bill, they've suggested shearing the crimp collar off and brazing a new one on and then going to the Teflon/Stainless. I guess I'll have to let the professionals do what they say is right. Peace, Paul | ||
| Bill Bettridge (Billb) Senior Member Username: Billb Post Number: 767 Registered: 02-2002 |
Geez - for all that trouble, you might as well buy the premade lines and you still get to keep your stock lines as spares.  Bill | ||
| Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Senior Member Username: Paulschram Post Number: 1376 Registered: 02-2002 |
The price is still less than half the cost of the premade lines. If I break a stainless sheathed teflon line, I have bigger problems... Peace, Paul | ||
| Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 684 Registered: 09-2002 |
Paul, EE has what you're trying to make. peter | ||
| Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Senior Member Username: Paulschram Post Number: 1379 Registered: 02-2002 |
Peter: As do many other vendors. At the risk of inciting another flame-fest, I have a very good friend who works in a hydraulic shop, the hydraulic shop is owned by the husband of a county council person (more friends of mine and the family) and I can have them made for less than half of what is charged by other vendors. If I could find the fittings (admittedly, I haven't looked very hard), I could depress my cost even more. As you well know, I regularly reinvent the wheel and have a very difficult time paying folks for what I can do myself-if I could find the hose and fittings, I could make them up here at the plant as well for even less $. Peace, Paul |
