 How to Cap the Brakes Lines for Staging, Seems obvious how to, but not to me |
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| Highland |
 Dec 4 2018, 05:05 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 512 Joined: 8-August 11 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 13,418 Region Association: Southern California  |
So I'm at the stage where I'm going to drop the brakes and suspension to change bearings, bushings, calipers, rotors, pads, shocks, springs, etc. I plan to start with the rear then move to the front.
So the car will probably be off its wheels for some time while I'm trying to figure this all out. I've emptied the brake reservoir with a turkey baster, but of course there's still fluid in the lines. I'm also thinking it would be easier to bleed the lines if there's fluid in them. My question is where is the best place to disconnect the brake lines (before or after the flex) and what's the best way to cap it so I don't end up with brake fluid on my paint? |
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| 90quattrocoupe |
Dec 9 2018, 01:45 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 208 Joined: 4-November 16 From: Long Beach, CA. Member No.: 20,561 Region Association: Southern California |
Over the years of going to junkyards for the various VAG cars I own, I have picked up a lot of old flex brake lines. One end is female and the brake caliper end is male. I cut the lines, just about 1/2 inch from the fitting. Then I a take a screw, usually from the car I go them from, and run the screw run it up in the cut off hose.
Then I can use the female end on the male fittings, and male end on the caliper. Never leaks. Greg W. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-20561-1544341558.1.jpg) |
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Highland How to Cap the Brakes Lines for Staging Dec 4 2018, 05:05 PM
mepstein Clamp the flex line closed and remove it at the fl... Dec 4 2018, 06:16 PM jcd914 I have a mix of plastic threaded plugs and ends of... Dec 5 2018, 04:39 PM
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ends of old brake lines that have been cut off an... Dec 9 2018, 09:21 AM BillC Unbolt the hard line from the caliper and then put... Dec 5 2018, 04:47 PM mepstein
Unbolt the hard line from the caliper and then pu... Dec 5 2018, 04:58 PM BillC Also replace the fluid it absorbs water over time,... Dec 5 2018, 07:25 PM rgalla9146 A simple way to stop leakage when doing open brake... Dec 5 2018, 05:51 PM 914forme :agree:
If it is going to be setting a long time,... Dec 5 2018, 07:00 PM Highland Thanks for all the good ideas.
I was planning on ... Dec 6 2018, 10:51 AM ChrisFoley You don't need to replace the hard lines unles... Dec 6 2018, 11:12 AM PlaysWithCars
... put a vacuum cap over the end of the line. Q... Dec 6 2018, 11:50 PM |
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