probablyleon
|
| posted on 30/8/13 at 08:56 PM |
|
|
push / lock connector on a brake hose?
Spent hours today removing the diff and inboard brakes on a '62 Lotus Elite. All fairly straightforward (for a Lotus) but had to resort to
cutting through the brake hose to finally get the assembly off the car. Not a problem in itself as I want to replace the old hose anyway, but in the
next couple of weeks I'll be refitting it all and the only bit I'm really dreading is refitting the brake hose (I wonder if Chapman ever
had to do this kind of thing himself). The whole job would be fairly straightforward if I could connect both ends first and then have some aircraft
type connector in the middle that would just push / lock together. Has anyone had any experience of something like this or might be able to suggest a
coupling that would be reliable enough for a brake line?
|
|
|
|
|
Camber Dave
|
| posted on 30/8/13 at 10:21 PM |
|
|
Hi Leon
Try http://www.earls.co.uk/earls/quickdisconnects/earls.html
I have seen them on Race Cars but remember they receive a very high level of maintenance and cleanliness.
I would only use one on a road car if the car had split circuit brakes so the front remains safe if the rear lost fluid.
Dave
|
|
|
Peteff
|
| posted on 30/8/13 at 10:51 PM |
|
|
Which brake hose, I assume you mean the rear flexy, does it screw directly into the caliper ? The only connector I would use on a brake line would be
a brake union.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
|
|
|
probablyleon
|
| posted on 1/9/13 at 10:07 AM |
|
|
Yes, the rear flexi. What with the diff, inboard callipers, handbrake brackets and prop all snugly fitted in the fibreglass mouldings it's going
to be an absolute pig to get to. I think I'm going to have to get a slightly longer hose made up and bite the bullet. Thanks for the replies
|
|
|
