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1. Re: metal brake line replacement (score: 1)
Author: htobin@foxboro.com (Herb S. Tobin)
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 14:44:42 -0500
I have had some experience replacing, and not replacing, old steel brakeline. As far as whether old brakeline may be trusted, I have run with some very old line without failure. The only failure I ha
/html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00103.html (9,935 bytes)

2. Re: metal brake line replacement (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 16:13:57 -0500 (EST)
Since I did not do my own brake lines, I might be mistaken. But it was my impression that my 37 year old bugeye had bubble flares. Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Univ. of Verm
/html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00104.html (7,838 bytes)

3. Re: metal brake line replacement (score: 1)
Author: htobin@foxboro.com (Herb S. Tobin)
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 16:46:07 -0500
On Mon. March 17, Ray Gibbons suggested that bubble flares were used on his 37 year old Bugeye Sprite. I believe he may be confusing double flares and bubble flares. Without pretending expertise in t
/html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00105.html (7,788 bytes)

4. Re: metal brake line replacement (score: 1)
Author: Michael Sloane <msloane@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 16:43:23 -0500
Of all the vehicles I have owned since I got my permit in 1958 (and there have been many, and from all over the world) only 2 gave me problems with the brake lines: a much abused Fiat 850 purchased a
/html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00106.html (8,863 bytes)

5. Re: metal brake line replacement (score: 1)
Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 13:58:29 -0800
Girling flares as used on older British cars are very similar to what are currently known as bubble flares. You can use a bubble flaring tool to make the ends for Girling fittings. You can also use a
/html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00107.html (8,103 bytes)

6. Re: metal brake line replacement (score: 1)
Author: rwelty@wizvax.net
Date: 17 Mar 1997 22:40:32 -0000
*I was going to resist, but I can't any longer - if you care about *reliability in your braking system, rather than originality, *and are going through the trouble to replace everything ... replace *
/html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00108.html (8,006 bytes)

7. Re: metal brake line replacement (score: 1)
Author: Bob Douglas <b-douglas@ti.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 13:57:14 -0800
Thanks for all the responses to the original questions. It looks like I'll be chasing down leads for the rest of the week. My understanding on the various fittings (so far) is: Double flare - Common
/html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00115.html (8,980 bytes)

8. Re: metal brake line replacement (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mdporter@rt66.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 14:18:09 -0800
Worth keeping in mind that the other designation for AN (Army-Navy) is currently JIC (Joint Industrial Council). These are 37 deg. fittings, and generally all high-pressure hydraulic fittings conform
/html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00116.html (8,090 bytes)


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