I would not hesitate to use a compression fitting on a clutch line. Compare to bake line the pressure is VERY LOW.
-- Peter Arnold Windsor, CT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 1:33:18 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Custom flex brake lines It is workable. You can also use compression fittings on the pipe to go to pipe thread, if you can find a piece of hose with female pipe thread on both ends. (think hydraulic hose) more likely to be in an industrial outlet than an automotive outlet. You hit on another source...restorers. Check out that one too. FLAPS don't cater to restorers. >I need to replace the line that runs from the clutch master cylinder >to the slave cylinder on one of my Saabs. This car uses brake fluid >in the clutch hydraulics. Imagine a hard brake line with the flexible >line to the caliper attached, and you'll get the general idea, >although on this one the flex part is actually in the middle with hard >lines on either side of it. At each end of the assembly as a whole >the tubing is flared, with ordinary metric male fittings that connect >to female fittings on the two hydraulic cylinders. The flex line in >the middle was attached at the factory to the hard lines with crimp >fittings like the ones on Mercedes A/C hoses. > >Here's the problem. There's a big leak in the flex line. I took it >to the local NAPA, where there's a big sign saying "Hydraulic Hose >Repair While You Wait"---I live out in the boonies, so this is tractor >country. But they looked at me like I was nuts, saying "We can't do >anything with those crimped-on fittings; you have to buy a whole new >line." When I asked if they knew of any other place I could get the >line repaired rather than replaced, they said, "You won't find anyone. > It's a question of liability. If we repair a brake line and then you >can't stop and get in an accident, you could sue us." > >Now, this strikes me as silly. After all, restorers of old cars for >which parts are no longer made and builders of custom cars must often >have to have custom brake lines built, both hard and soft. > >My thinking is that they should be able to: >1. Find on the shelf a pre-assembled flexible brake line (the one that >goes from the hard line to the caliper) that is about the same length >as the leaky flex portion in the line from my Saab, from any car that >uses metric fittings. >2. Cut my hard line in two places, removing the leaky flex line and >its fittings entirely. >3. Flare the cut ends and attach metric fittings that match those on >the flex line from step 1. >4. Give me back the two halves of my old line with new fittings, and >the new flex line, and let me screw the three together. > >That way I have a non-leaking line once again, they didn't put the >line together so they aren't liable if it fails (they only gave me the >parts), and everyone's happy. Of course I need to find a creative >parts-counter guy to do this, and they seem to be rare birds these >days. > >Workable? Good idea? Bad idea? > >Alex > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
