RangeyRover Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 OK, I have LLama 4x4 extended lines on my RRC with QT weekender kit on the front end. I KNOW that I can articulate more with the right shocks at the front, but the brake lines are too short at the moment. and as I had to cut the inner wing anyway and lose the inner wing mount for the brake lines as a result I was thinking about replacing from the master cylinder all the way to the calipers on both sides. I am thinking about this because I had to bend the copper ones all over the place to have them at the mounting point I wanted. Actually writing this down has given me another idea to have copper again but shortened to finish on top of the inner wing and go braided from there. The question is, as I was going to order from goodridge directly, what thread and size are the master cylinder fittings, the end fittings in the inner wing, and the fittings on the end of the calipers? please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young bobtail Rhys Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I have some +4" stainless goodridge front hoses that are brand new. What length do have have current? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Talk to David at Llama. I beleive he will make hoses to whatever length you need. He is also on this Forum so maybe a forum discount as well. HTH Ivan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangeyRover Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 Thanks Guys, I am running David's extended lines at the moment. (which I think are +4") The black covers have cracked, they aren't leaking but I'm not sure that they would get past the MOT man. What i was trying to get away from, was asking someone else to do the job. Goodridge now do kits that can be reassembled, and I fancied one of them. Also, as I am sure some people DO know what the ends are, even if commercially they don't want to say as it would hurt their business. So..... anyone want to tell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Attryde Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 On My Discovery (1996) they are M10x1 threads at the caliper and inner wing fitting, I can't say about the master cylinder as I have not had to change one yet.. Mine has ABS by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangeyRover Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 Might have found something close to an answer Full details here http://www.reedx.net/landrover/maint/brakefittings/ "After seeing a lot of debate on here about Imperial & Metric brake pipes on Land Rovers, I have compiled a pic of the different types used for 3/16” piping for your information. The most obvious way to see what type you have is by the female nuts shown at the bottom. (BPU4 – Imperial & BPU8 - Metric) The unions illustrated are: * Imperial - 3/8" UNF x 24TPI * Metric - M10 x 1mm" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangeyRover Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 On My Discovery (1996) they are M10x1 threads at the caliper and inner wing fitting, I can't say about the master cylinder as I have not had to change one yet.. Mine has ABS by the way. Thanks Raceface, I have gone off the idea of going straight from the master cylinder anyway. Going to mount high up on the inner wing. A mate said that he has got a brake line flaring tool that I can borrow. Getting closer to a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_d Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 The braided lines you make up yourself are very good but can be a bit of a fiddle to do. You need a 'Dremel' with a cutting disc. Make sure you put the outer part of the fitting onto the line before you cut it to length otherwise the braid splays and you can't get it on. When you cut the line wrap it very tight with a couple of turns of masking tape then using the 'Dremel' very slowly cut through the middle of the tape so that the tape prevents both sides of the cut splaying. Work your way all around the cut gently cutting the braid but not the inner. If you try and cut right through the cutter will snag on the braid and splay it out making your life a misery. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoggyN Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 The braided lines you make up yourself are very good but can be a bit of a fiddle to do.You need a 'Dremel' with a cutting disc. They are a fiddle - but it isn't difficult. Wrapping with with masking tape is a good tip but a 'Dremel', while very useful, is not essential as the braided hose can be cut with a hacksaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clbarclay Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Going to mount high up on the inner wing. One thing to be ware of is where the brake line will flex to as the axle moves up, its got to go some where and the longer it is then the more difficult it is to keep it away from the tyres. Braided lines maye be tough, but if left to rub agains a tyre then they don't last too long. Fortunately the time I've seen that happen it was only a near miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 They are a fiddle - but it isn't difficult. Wrapping with with masking tape is a good tip but a 'Dremel', while very useful, is not essential as the braided hose can be cut with a hacksaw. Twenty five years ago (last time I cut one of these) I seem to recall that I drilled a piece of bar so that it was a tight fit and then hack sawed both bar and hose together, but stopping before I cut right through the bar, thus leaving myself with a jig for the next one. Unfortunately there was a problem with this in that I couldn't get the next hose past the saw-cut, so it ended up a consumable tool that got shorter with each use. Oh and I flared the other end of the hole and lubricated it to ease insertion of the hose IIRC it worked very well HTH Roger Just had a thought - would the applications of one of the more flexible superglues around the area of the proposed cut do the job of keeping the strands together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shackleton Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Draggin' up an old one here but better this than a new one right The pic below is the union on an RRC found under both front footwells going through a floor support. It's [flipping £17!] fitted by means of the integral hex on one side and a hex nut on the other, to clamp through the panel. Thing is I can't get an answer from any of the suppliers, it's never pictured with the nut, does anyone know if the nut is supplied? I ask because I think it's a fine thread. Any thoughts appreciated George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveturnbull Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Probably not. You need Automec. Fittings are here, pick your thread: https://www.automec.co.uk/collections/brass-fittings/brass-inline-connectors Locknuts here: https://www.automec.co.uk/collections/brass-fittings/brass-locknuts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) I got llama 4x4 to make some for me that were long enough to go all the way down the radius arm and to the chassis. Figured it was better than a long floppy line dangling around the wheel. From memory upto a meter was a fixed price of something like £15.50 Just realised this is a very old thread Edited February 14, 2019 by Cynic-al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shackleton Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Thanks a mill @daveturnbull 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shackleton Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) To round this off, I got my fittings from Automec. Less than half the price from a LR specialist. Fantastic. For anyone [like me] who might be having a hard time figuring out what size the fitting is, it's M10 x 1mm and the Automec product code is HU106, and the locking nut is LNB2. Edited February 25, 2019 by Shackleton 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveturnbull Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Good news! Will they be making an appearance in the next episode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shackleton Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Anything's possible, having said that I spent the last two days patching three doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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