Brake Hose Question

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Feb 8, 2011 | 05:00 AM

briaineo

Thread Starter

Racer

Joined: Nov 2005

Posts: 340

Likes: 0

From: Dublin

Brake Hose Question

Do the fittings on the front rubber brake hoses fit the master cylinder?

Waiting for the bleed kit to arrive and was wondering if the rubber hoses might do the job!

Feb 8, 2011 | 05:47 AM

69small block

Pro

Joined: Oct 2007

Posts: 549

Likes: 5

From: punta gorda florida

hose

I would be concerned about trash getting into your new fluid or moisture but never tried the hose there

Feb 8, 2011 | 06:35 AM

briaineo

Thread Starter

Racer

Joined: Nov 2005

Posts: 340

Likes: 0

From: Dublin

The hoses are new never even had fluid through them!

I would imagine that it might work if the're the same size.

Feb 8, 2011 | 06:36 AM

corvetteload

Melting Slicks

Joined: Aug 2005

Posts: 2,359

Likes: 15

From: Confusion

If you have a set of new ones laying there, only one way to find out!!! My guess is yes

Feb 8, 2011 | 07:18 AM

noonie

Race Director

Joined: Mar 2006

Posts: 14,112

Likes: 28

From: Florida

The hoses won't fit the master
The master sizes are
Front 1/2-20
Rear 9/16-18

Feb 8, 2011 | 07:29 AM

briaineo

Thread Starter

Racer

Joined: Nov 2005

Posts: 340

Likes: 0

From: Dublin

Quote:

Originally Posted by noonie

The hoses won't fit the master
The master sizes are
Front 1/2-20
Rear 9/16-18

what size are the brake hoses?

could have sworn that I used the same size wrench to loosen both nuts on the master cylinder

Feb 8, 2011 | 08:55 AM

noonie

Race Director

Joined: Mar 2006

Posts: 14,112

Likes: 28

From: Florida

I don't remember, but hose threads are a lot smaller. They were purposely made different so people couldn't do silly things.
The master fittings are uncommon, same size nut, different threads and different hole size, one is for 3/16 and the other for 1/4" tubing.

Feb 8, 2011 | 08:56 AM

Easy Mike

Team Owner

Joined: Jun 2000

Posts: 38,923

Likes: 1,482

From: Southbound

Cruise-In II Veteran

Quote:

Originally Posted by briaineo

...Waiting for the bleed kit to arrive...

Wait for the kit.

Corvette Stories

The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts

10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love

Joe Kucinski

Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer

Brett Foote

10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)

Michael S. Palmer

8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems

Pouria Savadkouei

10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years

Joe Kucinski

How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972

Joe Kucinski

Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!

Michael S. Palmer

Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!

Joe Kucinski

150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter

Joe Kucinski

8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time

Verdad Gallardo

Feb 8, 2011 | 09:57 AM

joewill

Safety Car

Joined: Sep 2007

Posts: 4,458

Likes: 331

From: Indy Indiana

while I am all for using the corvette forum to answer questions and get expertise, but why string along a thread where you will get several different answers when it is much easier to walk out in the garage and just find out in less than a minute?