A couple of days ago someone was seeking advice/hints for an upcoming
brake system overhaul. Lots of helpful cylinder rebuilding hints
ensued. I don't recall much mention of the brake
lines themselves, so I thought I'd just give them a quick mention.
Your lines may not need to be replaced, so disregard if this is the
case.
I recently sprouted a couple of leaks in my rusty rear brake lines
on my Jag XJ6C. Since apparently nobody makes replacement lines, I
had to bend my own. The problem comes in when you try to match up
fittings. Some older british brake lines terminate with "ISO bubble"
flares. This is kind of an inverted flare,
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so the usual double-flaring tool won't work. I suppose that the
correct flaring tool is probably available from a good source, but
if not, your local foreign car repair specialist may be willing to
flare your lines for you. I was able to find an adapter that takes
a standard double flare in and has an ISO bubble flare end on it.
In addition, you need the adapter to be non-metric for older cars.
Just thought I'd bring this to everyones attention. Bending ones
own brake lines seems like such a money-saver, but be aware that
the usual "additional parts/services extra" disclaimer applies.
Does anyone else out there know of other britcars that use this type
of flare?
Paul
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