Who on here have used compression fittings on brake lines???? whenever i have had a break line break, i have used a compression fitting to replace it with no incident. the kid at autozont wasnt gonna give me a fitting for a break line because he said it wouldnt work. i have NEVER had a problem with a compression fitting on a breakline as long as i been working on cars. anybody have any stories on this?????
Who on here have used compression fittings on brake lines???? whenever i have had a break line break, i have used a compression fitting to replace it with no incident. the kid at autozont wasnt gonna give me a fitting for a break line because he said it wouldnt work. i have NEVER had a problem with a compression fitting on a breakline as long as i been working on cars. anybody have any stories on this?????
I've got a buddy who uses them too. One of these days, one will let loose, and he'll be lucky if he doesn't crash and kill someone. Brake parts are not that expensive when compared to the safety aspect. Just do the job right the first time, with parts intended for the job.
Who on here have used compression fittings on brake lines???? whenever i have had a break line break, i have used a compression fitting to replace it with no incident. the kid at autozont wasnt gonna give me a fitting for a break line because he said it wouldnt work. i have NEVER had a problem with a compression fitting on a breakline as long as i been working on cars. anybody have any stories on this?????
Good for the kid at autozone :thumbup:
you wanna put your life on a 4.99 fitting not designed for brakes, fine....
NOT ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First thing you should learn, especially around automobiles, is NEVER say never
when one fails, and it will, inmagine the fun some insurance adjuster finds a compression fitting in your brake line.
here in NY Brass compression fittings on brake lines will not pass a NY Inspection if they are found uppon inspection, however, steel compression fittings ( they do make them ) will pass an NY Inspection and are acceptable to use. the best thing to do tho, is to get a 1/8" NPT coupler and 2 1/8" 3/16" brake line fittings and flare the pipe on the 2 ends, even a single flare will last a while, if you can't get the double flare. My grandfather has used brass compression fittings on brakes b4, so has my dad but that dosn't mean it is really safe, avrage preassure for a brake line is 1,200 PSI
Like Vince said
I am an R & D engineering tech in the gas compression industry. We use Swagelok and Parker compression fittings at 10,000 psi or more.The tubing is 304 stainless with a minimum .049 wall thickness. Brake line tubing will not support the fitting mechanics. The fitting does not fail, the tubing does. I have used high grade compression fittings on plastic tubing to 900 psi without a failure, but only for a short period of time with constant pressure. Pulse effect destroys tubing quickly.
Depends.My hotrod only gets full lines and the right couplers and/or a reflared end.
I try to avoid them,but like on the band truck theres one on the main line to the rears as the old line was rotted in the T and I'm not playin games with that rot box.
yeah thats what im sayin'. if its a customer car i dont take chances. at all! but if its a crappy car that im driving and the brakes blow... doesnt really matter. BUT, after this thread i think i'll use something other then compression fittings on my car. i dont want to take a chance on it blowing out and me killing somebody because of it... myself is something diferent, but i couldnt live with myself if i killed somebody because i used a POS tactic on a part.... know what i mean?
yeah thats what im sayin'. if its a customer car i dont take chances. at all! but if its a crappy car that im driving and the brakes blow... doesnt really matter. BUT, after this thread i think i'll use something other then compression fittings on my car. i dont want to take a chance on it blowing out and me killing somebody because of it... myself is something diferent, but i couldnt live with myself if i killed somebody because i used a POS tactic on a part.... know what i mean?
just use the steel compression fittings, even on customer cars if there the kind that go el cheapo want the cheapest everything, it is acceptable to use steel compression fittings on brakelines, even by law, but not brass. granite, a brass compression fitting might cost 50 cents, were as the steel costs about 5 or 6 bucks.
Good for the kid at autozone :thumbup:
you wanna put your life on a 4.99 fitting not designed for brakes, fine....
NOT ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First thing you should learn, especially around automobiles, is NEVER say never
when one fails, and it will, inmagine the fun some insurance adjuster finds a compression fitting in your brake line.
I got a phone call last night from a customer that drives a 97 GMC 3500 Box truck it started out my brakes are going to the floor I loaded the truck and set out to go look at it... I get there and slid under it and start looking for the trouble looking for a hole in a line or a popped hose.... what I seen scared the sinner out of me not 1 compression fitting on the line's BUT I stopped counting at 6 witch 2 of them had failed on him and him doing 65 mph on the breeze way with the truck loaded to the max..
A 25' roll of line you can get from 10.00 to 22.00 for standard line. E-Z bend is higher in price.
In my case, I have two different flaring tools yet can get neither one to make a consistent double flare without damaging the tube. I really need to step up and buy a good $400 flare tool, but cannot justify the expense...
Russ
EDIT: Oops! Just saw this was a resurrection of a 5 yo post...
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