PeterV
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| posted on 15/11/11 at 06:20 PM |
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Wilwood Midilite Adaptor Help
I've had brain fade!!
I have some Wilwood Midilite 4 pot callipers that I have removed while re-plumbing the brake pipes after some accidental hose damage (don't
leave an axle stand in the way when you lower the jack, such a fool!!  ). Ended up having to cut and strip out the old pipes coz the hose cimp
flange got bent, so I binned all the old stuff.
Now I've come to put the callipers back on I can't remember if the Wilwood brake pipe adaptor goes flat or cone side in to the calliper.
Don't really want to pull the other side to bits to see which way round it goes.
this end in caliper  or this end?
Anyone got a better memory than me?
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avagolen
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| posted on 15/11/11 at 06:32 PM |
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Hi,
Are they not a 'universal' adaptor?
Whichever end fits your hose and a copper washer between adaptor and caliper.
HTH,
Len.
The Answer for everything, but never the last word....
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GRRR
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| posted on 15/11/11 at 06:34 PM |
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I think if you look in the caliper, if the hole has a tapered bottom then the tapered side goes in. If its flat then the flat bit goes in!
Don't hold me to that tho! Insert legal and safety disclaimer here..
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T66
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| posted on 15/11/11 at 06:40 PM |
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Ive just gone in the garage and checked for you - On my Powerlites the manufacturers bumpf says flat end in the caliper, other end hose.
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PeterV
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| posted on 15/11/11 at 06:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by T66
Ive just gone in the garage and checked for you - On my Powerlites the manufacturers bumpf says flat end in the caliper, other end hose.
Cheers I've searched hi and low for my scrap of paper on these, I knew it said something specific on it about which way around.
Thanks very much indeed 
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daviep
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| posted on 15/11/11 at 06:56 PM |
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That doesn't look to be the correct fitting for a wilwood caliper, one side should be tapered as it should be 1/8npt.
The adaptor in the picture looks to be -3JIC x 1/8BSP parrallel.
If you adaptor actually looks like this:
then the left hand end goes in to the caliper.
Regards
Davie
“A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.”
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PeterV
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| posted on 15/11/11 at 07:05 PM |
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Cheers DavieP. Pic was nicked from website just to show the diffrent ends (flat or cone). The actual adaptor came with the calipers and may well be
tappered never checked for that Douh!!
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daviep
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| posted on 15/11/11 at 07:07 PM |
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Remember that with tapered fittings you will need sealing media on the threads such as PTFE tape or a loctite product such as lock n seal. Also bare
in mind that the fitting probably won't go as tight as you might imagine.
Davie
“A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.”
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rdodger
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| posted on 15/11/11 at 07:55 PM |
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Just to confirm.
They are tapered.
Flat end into the caliper.
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PeterV
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| posted on 15/11/11 at 08:39 PM |
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Thanks rdodger. Ain't LCB a great site, just saved me hours of work stripping the other side of my car
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T66
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| posted on 15/11/11 at 08:58 PM |
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Ive been brake fiddling today, and still have my scrap of paper....
I didnt notice a taper either, but point noted re loctite on it.
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PeterV
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| posted on 15/11/11 at 09:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by T66
Ive been brake fiddling today, and still have my scrap of paper....
I didnt notice a taper either, but point noted re loctite on it.
Did your calipers fit without shims. Was a bit miffed, when I first mounted my ones some months ago, to find out I had to shim the top caliper mount
so as to miss the big disc. Also the first set had to be sent back because the calipers were wrongly supplied, some sort of metric / imperial issue.
Expensive kit and not quite right was not what I was expecting.
They certainly work well now though  (well before I broke the hose)
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The Black Flash
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| posted on 16/11/11 at 10:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by PeterV
quote:
Originally posted by T66
Ive been brake fiddling today, and still have my scrap of paper....
I didnt notice a taper either, but point noted re loctite on it.
Did your calipers fit without shims. Was a bit miffed, when I first mounted my ones some months ago, to find out I had to shim the top caliper mount
so as to miss the big disc. Also the first set had to be sent back because the calipers were wrongly supplied, some sort of metric / imperial issue.
Expensive kit and not quite right was not what I was expecting.
They certainly work well now though (well before I broke the hose)
Not just me then! I've just fitted some midlites, and had to shim my mounts out with washers to get it to line up (fronts, rears were fine).
All of the holes seem to be about 0.5-1mm away from where they should be. :-/
Also the instructions had a diagram showing that the tapered end of the connector had to go into the calliper, but didn't say anything about
PTFE or locktight. Good job I read LCB
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PeterV
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| posted on 17/11/11 at 08:33 AM |
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Tiz a tad off to have a high value product like this let down by manufacture issues and lack of information. Me thinks its the old chestnut of a USA
manufactured item being used on European metric kit.
The simple fix of bored out longer mounting pillars (reemed out originals with shims with good instructions would help) would sort out the problem
over night.
Not only that but it hurts my grey cells and cost me time and money on phone calls. Rally Designs give great support though
Cutting corners to save a couple of quid on such a simple part, lowers the overall product quality image dramatically.
Once fitted they certaily work well, no complaints there at all
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