Guest Anonymous Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 A buddy of mine who used to do the Z thing in the '80s gave me a set of Aeroquip stainless steel hoses he had in the rafters. They had aluminum(?) fittings I think? Anyway, I installed them and torqued them too tight like I tighten everything, and they squirted all over under hard brake pressure (the right side at least). Now I don't trust the ones on the left that aren't leaking, yet (?) Okay, I think I screwed them up by over tightening. Had to replace the hard line fittings that went into them too. Major pain. So do the "Today" stainless hoses come with steel fittings? Or are they aluminum/soft metal too? I want "Hard" hoses, but man, if I have to worry about them giving out... Is it just old school coming to haunt me? Are the newer hoses better? Thanks for any advice. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scca Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 we generally ONLY use steel in brake lines now a days.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scca Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 or let me clarify it -- I only make lines with steel ends.. i use earls or goodrich fittings exclusively Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 Mike, email me with a cost for the lines. Thanks. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 Any type of fuel, coolant, or brake line deteriorates with age and/or use. If you have an unknown set of lines you should pressure test then first. Its pretty easy to do using a plug on one end and a homemade air fitting on the other. Using your air compressor pressurize to 100 psi for fuel and coolant (assuming you're using braided or kevlar lines) and as high as your compressor goes for brake. As Mike said, most racers use aluminum fittings for everything except brake lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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