tegwin
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posted on 29/10/07 at 03:03 PM |
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Securing brake lines at unions...
What is the SVA approved safe method of mounting brake lines where they join? (Im sure someone on here mentioned that they had failed due to their
mounts being wrong)
I currently have female ridig pipes and male flexi pipes. The male is pushed through a hole in the bracket and the female is then screwed over the
male... However this does not clamp the pipes firmly in the bracket...
And NO...im not planning to use tampons
[Edited on 29/10/07 by tegwin]
Rescued attachment Brake union.JPG
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mookaloid
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posted on 29/10/07 at 03:19 PM |
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you need a slim nut to secure the male bit to the bracket before connecting the female brake pipe nut to it.
Cheers
Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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iank
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posted on 29/10/07 at 03:21 PM |
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You'll be wanting a bulkhead fitting, either in the flexihose like these mini ones:
http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=34809
Or Automec do a bulkhead fitting. HU106 which I think allows M10 1mm fittings either side, but there's no picture on their website I could
find
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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David Jenkins
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posted on 29/10/07 at 03:24 PM |
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I had male bulkhead fittings - same as ordinary male ends, but with a longer threaded part. This fitting was secured with a slim M10 nut, leaving
sufficient thread for the female fitting that joined to it.
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bigrich
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posted on 29/10/07 at 04:52 PM |
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thin nuts used on side panel joint then a reinforcement disc fitted to stop panel flex.
different position same principal
A pint for the gent and a white wine/fruit based drink for the lady. Those are the rules
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tegwin
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posted on 29/10/07 at 05:36 PM |
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Ok, looks like all im missing are the slim nuts...
Standard ford hoses are 10x1.0mm arnt they?
And where can I get the nuts? Chears.
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ed_crouch
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posted on 29/10/07 at 06:45 PM |
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Careful!!
quite a lot of them are 3/8"UNF.
Ed.
I-iii-iii-iii-ts ME!
Hurrah.
www.wings-and-wheels.net
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