ShaunB
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| posted on 24/12/10 at 11:32 PM |
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Following on from britishtrident I once tried a union that was too short to push the pipe flare onto the union seat but in this case it was pretty
obvious as I could push/pull the pipe in/out about 1mm. A longer union sorted it. I wonder if your unions are bottoming out just before they are
able to apply sufficient pressure to seal the joint - how much thread can you see when they are done up?
Shaun.
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The Venom Project
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| posted on 26/12/10 at 07:55 PM |
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I had the longer ones, so lots of thread left showing, well at least 4-5 threads anyway, I can only put it down to poo fittings, as although some
people have had the same issue, its quite clear that others haven't.
I think I will go for all Brass this time, and take my fittings and calipers etc to my local garage to make sure they are done right.
I don't need many anyway, I need 2 x front ones, and one from front to the rear wheel, so I only need a 4 way at the front as its a reverse
trike.
Cheers
Nick
It's not that i'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.....
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chris666
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| posted on 28/12/10 at 10:24 AM |
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Under what criteria could the mot tester fail the ptfe tape?.As far is i know if there is no leaks,and the performance is met, there is no reason for
a fail.I had a similar problem on my brake pipes.it was all down to a poor flare and overtightening of the union.
Chris
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