[s-cars] Rear brake saga - The Questions have Ended!

[Theodore Chen]

--- Steve Powers <sbpowers at gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> > i had no problems using a straight 1/8" NPT hose end, but if routing
> > is an issue, 90 degree fittings are available.  i'd much rather use
> > NPT than banjo.  for one thing, i don't have to get new crush washers
> > when i disconnect the line.
> 
> why are you disconnecting the lines? the only time I disconnect the
> line would be to remove/replace it, repair/replace the caliper, etc.
> 
> crush washers are not a regular maintenance item and you certainly
> don't need to remove the lines when bleeding the system. but you're
> right - if you disconnect the line you should install a new crush
> washer stack (2 per banjo).

true, i haven't had this system apart since i installed the calipers.
the mustang's brake system has been apart a number of times.  i had
to remove a caliper at the track once after it was damaged, and after
that, i set it up with a 3AN hose end and a 3AN-banjo adapter so i
could disconnect the 3AN connection and plug the hose.  keeps the
brake fluid from draining out, and i _hate_ lying in a puddle of
brake fluid. 

braided steel hoses should be a regular maintenance item, as they are 
not immortal.  i have bulk hose and replace hoses every few years.

it doesn't really matter whether you do 1/8 NPT or banjo, but i
didn't have any trouble routing the hose with a straight 1/8 NPT fitting
and i think the NPT fitting is probably more reliable than the banjo.

-teddy


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