[s-cars] Brake Question

[Tom Green]

> Just the opposite, Douglas.  The steel braided aftermarket lines
do not have the hex end that fits in the clip.   On the OEM rubber
lines the hex on the end (not the wrench fitting) slips in the clip so
the rubber line does not turn when you loosen (or tighten) the fitting
on the hard line.  So with the steel lines you must use a wrench on
both fittings.

Tom

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Fifield <douglas.fifield at gmail.com>
> To: fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com
> Cc: Scarlist <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:19:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Brake Question
>
> 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.