I am working on my brakes because of a leak in the hard lines at the rear of the car.
I started pulling off the rubber hoses from the hard line to the caliper so I could measure the threads and double check what I'll need for making my own braided hoses. I'll also be re-plumbing the hard lines with new tube.
My question is, what type of flare is on the front hard lines? It had a male threaded fitting on it but the flare looks like how a double flare looks after the first step and that it just isn't flared down to create the concave flare but rather leave it as a convex flare. Hope that makes sense.
I ask because I want to make sure I am going to be able to re-flare the new tube for that fitting. Otherwise I am thinking I may just redo it with a concave double flare and use a new fitting that is female threaded. I need to figure this out before I get the parts to make the braided hose, need to know if I need a male hose fitting or a female hose fitting for the fronts. I know I need male hose fittings for the rears since the hard line fitting is a female threaded one.
thanks
I started pulling off the rubber hoses from the hard line to the caliper so I could measure the threads and double check what I'll need for making my own braided hoses. I'll also be re-plumbing the hard lines with new tube.
My question is, what type of flare is on the front hard lines? It had a male threaded fitting on it but the flare looks like how a double flare looks after the first step and that it just isn't flared down to create the concave flare but rather leave it as a convex flare. Hope that makes sense.
I ask because I want to make sure I am going to be able to re-flare the new tube for that fitting. Otherwise I am thinking I may just redo it with a concave double flare and use a new fitting that is female threaded. I need to figure this out before I get the parts to make the braided hose, need to know if I need a male hose fitting or a female hose fitting for the fronts. I know I need male hose fittings for the rears since the hard line fitting is a female threaded one.
thanks