Goodridge brake lines...
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Goodridge brake lines...
I had West Coast Corvettes install 13" and 14" drilled Baer 2 piece rotors, red powdercoated calipers and chromed stock wheels last week on my 2006 Machine silver Mag Ride A6 C6. They did an outstanding, professional job!
One hangup, though. The Goodridge braided stainless steel brake lines would not thread properly into the fitting of the "car" side of the rear hard line. Thank goodness for a skilled mechanic who noticed that the flex line threads did not "feel right" when threaded into the fitting.
(BTW, the front lines fitted OK after making the square brake line bracket hole a bit round, but the mechanic wisely re-installed all 4 of the stock rubber flex lines to keep things compatible).
We should not be the R&D department for Goodridge!
One hangup, though. The Goodridge braided stainless steel brake lines would not thread properly into the fitting of the "car" side of the rear hard line. Thank goodness for a skilled mechanic who noticed that the flex line threads did not "feel right" when threaded into the fitting.
(BTW, the front lines fitted OK after making the square brake line bracket hole a bit round, but the mechanic wisely re-installed all 4 of the stock rubber flex lines to keep things compatible).
We should not be the R&D department for Goodridge!
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Don't blame Goodridge! 
It's not the goodridge lines, it's the fitting on the hard line. I had that problem with 2 of the lines when I installed mine. I fixed it by running a die over the threads to clean them up. It was difficult because it was the very end of the threads that were messed up, so I had to be sure the die was lined up before forcing it. Once I did that, the goodridge lines went on easily. I'm pretty sure the threads got damaged while removing the rubber hoses. There's not much room to move the wrench around, and the fitings never got loose enough to undo by hand.
Kind of a weird problem because the stock hoses went back on fine, and I could run a bolt into the threads of the SS lines. But on the 2 I had trouble with, they wouldn't go at all until I fixed the threads.
My only complaint was having to round out the brackets. Other than that the lines are great, and I'd get them again in a heartbeat.
It's not the goodridge lines, it's the fitting on the hard line. I had that problem with 2 of the lines when I installed mine. I fixed it by running a die over the threads to clean them up. It was difficult because it was the very end of the threads that were messed up, so I had to be sure the die was lined up before forcing it. Once I did that, the goodridge lines went on easily. I'm pretty sure the threads got damaged while removing the rubber hoses. There's not much room to move the wrench around, and the fitings never got loose enough to undo by hand.
Kind of a weird problem because the stock hoses went back on fine, and I could run a bolt into the threads of the SS lines. But on the 2 I had trouble with, they wouldn't go at all until I fixed the threads.
My only complaint was having to round out the brackets. Other than that the lines are great, and I'd get them again in a heartbeat.
Last edited by mlongo99; Dec 7, 2005 at 12:31 AM.
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Originally Posted by mlongo99
Don't blame Goodridge!
It's not the goodridge lines, it's the fitting on the hard line. I had that problem with 2 of the lines when I installed mine. I fixed it by running a die over the threads to clean them up. It was difficult because it was the very end of the threads that were messed up, so I had to be sure the die was lined up before forcing it. Once I did that, the goodridge lines went on easily. I'm pretty sure the threads got damaged while removing the rubber hoses. There's not much room to move the wrench around, and the fitings never got loose enough to undo by hand.
Kind of a weird problem because the stock hoses went back on fine, and I could run a bolt into the threads of the SS lines. But on the 2 I had trouble with, they wouldn't go at all until I fixed the threads.
My only complaint was having to round out the brackets. Other than that the lines are great, and I'd get them again in a heartbeat.
It's not the goodridge lines, it's the fitting on the hard line. I had that problem with 2 of the lines when I installed mine. I fixed it by running a die over the threads to clean them up. It was difficult because it was the very end of the threads that were messed up, so I had to be sure the die was lined up before forcing it. Once I did that, the goodridge lines went on easily. I'm pretty sure the threads got damaged while removing the rubber hoses. There's not much room to move the wrench around, and the fitings never got loose enough to undo by hand.
Kind of a weird problem because the stock hoses went back on fine, and I could run a bolt into the threads of the SS lines. But on the 2 I had trouble with, they wouldn't go at all until I fixed the threads.
My only complaint was having to round out the brackets. Other than that the lines are great, and I'd get them again in a heartbeat.
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Originally Posted by jesse12804
fyi.GM had a bulletin out last year on those break lines.Don't know all the details,but i'm sure warranty work would be affected,and god knows what else!
Owners of some Corvettes have experienced Service ABS, Service Active Handling and Service Traction Control messages. Wheel speed sensor codes may be set. This condition may be caused by replacing the OEM rubber brake hoses with aftermarket stainless steel brake hoses.
It is believed that the metal in the brake lines conducts static electricity, causing confusion in the wheel speed sensors.
The brake hoses must be returned to original rubber ones before the case can be investigated. This is a customer-pay expense.
Sounds like
to me, but there it is. Be warned.
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Interesting. I got those messages after installing brake cooling ducts. It turned out to be a bad crimp job on one of the speed sensor leads, as in some guy didn't crimp it at all! My fiddling around caused the wire to move enough to loose it's connection. After attaching it to the harness properly, the messages went away and haven't come back.
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Originally Posted by vetdude
Odd. I installed the Goodridge lines on one of my C5s with no problems at all.
