[s-cars] Brake Question

[Mike Sylvester]

The fitting on the hard line spins, not the fitting on the flex hose.
It is normal thread.

Mike

www.urq20v.com

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Brake Question
> From: Douglas Fifield <douglas.fifield at gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, April 16, 2009 2:19 pm
> To: fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com
> Cc: Scarlist <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> 
> 
> OK, followup question.
> 
> When I look at the braided steel line that will be going in, the
> threaded ends do not appear to swivel.  In otherwords, I could thread
> the steel line into the caliper, but then the end that attaches to the
> solid brake line would have to be connected by turning the fitting
> attached to the solid line.  Make sense?
> 
> And that connection appears to be in a clip of some kind.  Do I need
> to detach it from the clip and make the connection and then re clip
> it?  I looked in the Bentley but did not find anything there on this
> operation.
> 
> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 1:12 PM, chris chambers
> <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Penetrating oil or Kroil?
> > I have to say there is no substitute for Kroil, it's amazing stuff.
> >
> > Spray down with kroil and let it work, the lines will come loose.
> >
> > Dunno about thread, I think it's normal.
> >
> > Chris
> > glad to have Kroil
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 4/16/09, Douglas Fifield <douglas.fifield at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Douglas Fifield <douglas.fifield at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: [s-cars] Brake Question
> >> To: "Scarlist" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> >> Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009, 1:59 PM
> >> Hedz -
> >>
> >> I need to replace rear brake hoses on a 95.5 S6 Avant (aka
> >> The White
> >> Whale).  Needless to say, the current hoses are firmly
> >> seated to their
> >> companion solid lines and I don't want to round the
> >> nuts.  I have
> >> applied penetrating oil but want to ask the following
> >> question.
> >>
> >> Are these connections normally threaded - counter clockwise
> >> to loosen?
> >>  Any BTDT or advice out there?
> >>
> >> D.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Douglas in MN
> >> 95.5 Audi S//6 Avant
> >> 73 BMW R60/5 mit Toaster Tank
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> 
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> Douglas in MN
> 95.5 Audi S//6 Avant
> 73 BMW R60/5 mit Toaster Tank
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