Brake Lines When Caliper Removed
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Pro
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From: Royal Oak MI
Brake Lines When Caliper Removed
How does everyone plug the brake lines when they remove the claipers?
Will be removing tonight and figured someone has a sure fire way to keep the fluid in and the air out.
I also havent looked at the AIM yet but will the break shields come off for replacement if you are not removing the bearings?
Thanks in Advancce
Will be removing tonight and figured someone has a sure fire way to keep the fluid in and the air out.
I also havent looked at the AIM yet but will the break shields come off for replacement if you are not removing the bearings?
Thanks in Advancce
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
Originally Posted by 72-LT1
How does everyone plug the brake lines when they remove the claipers?
Will be removing tonight and figured someone has a sure fire way to keep the fluid in and the air out.
I also havent looked at the AIM yet but will the break shields come off for replacement if you are not removing the bearings?
Thanks in Advancce
Will be removing tonight and figured someone has a sure fire way to keep the fluid in and the air out.
I also havent looked at the AIM yet but will the break shields come off for replacement if you are not removing the bearings?
Thanks in Advancce
i use the fingers off of blue latex gloves, cut and cable tied, sometimes i need a couple of them....and they do drip a little....
Le Mans Master
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From: Wildwood IL
Originally Posted by 72-LT1
I also havent looked at the AIM yet but will the break shields come off for replacement if you are not removing the bearings?
Thanks in Advancce
Thanks in Advancce
Eddie
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From: Fremont CA
You can buy double inverted flare fittings at a NAPA store and inverted flare plugs to make your own female plugs, for males just crimp a piece of old brake line with the flare and nut still on it and you have a "cheapie" plug. No runs, no drips, no bad paint!
Le Mans Master
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From: Raleigh North Carolina
Rear Spindle is the shaft & flange that the bearings support.... wheel attaches to the flange, a splined yoke attaches to the inner end, driven by the half-shaft via u-joints.
Ditto on the NAPA fittings... keeps the mess to minimum... keeps the water laden air out as well.
Ditto on the NAPA fittings... keeps the mess to minimum... keeps the water laden air out as well.
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From: Raleigh North Carolina
Originally Posted by redc3
why all the bother? just get a variety pack of rubber vacuum line plugs and cap off the brake line. 1.20$ at any parts store.
But.. yeh... cheap rubber plugs or tubing will work fine if there is a male unthreaded nipple or line sticking out that you can slip the stuff onto. Female or threaded stuff will let the fluid drip & make a mess.
Depends on where you are trying to plug... and which parts you already have removed.
Safety Car
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From: Surrey
Call me Bubba (OI! Bubba!) but I've used plastic golf tees with good results. After breaking the connection you're going to have air in it that'll need bleeding anyway, so the plug is to stop fluid leaking out & getting all over any paint within 30' (the joys of DOT3 on the garage floor & a pet cat) & to prevent the system from draining down enough to get air in the rest of the system. Somebody told me that wooden tees are great for screwing into female threads, but I don't like the sound of that. If a piece of wood flakes off unnoticed it could cause major problems later. The plastic ones go in OK with a firm twist.
Le Mans Master
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From: Raleigh North Carolina
I never had any luck with the plastic or rubber "shipping" plugs... they still leak. That's why I bought the inverted flare fittings & lines as described above. They work 100% each time. I have a selection 3/16, 1/4", 5/16", 3/8" and some metric for master cylinders.
