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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: ade666 on April 14, 2008, 22:25:37

Title: brake lines
Post by: ade666 on April 14, 2008, 22:25:37

hi all. bit of a strange one this. can you connect braided brake lines direct to the caliper insteadof to the fixed pipe thats on top of the caliper. also does brake line have to be solid pipe or could you use braided hose

Title: Re: brake lines
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 15, 2008, 01:51:53

You can connect a braised hose direct to the calliper but then you have the problem that you can't unscrew it without taking the other end off first.  SOme cars have the flexi go into the calliper and the end fitting is changed accordingly.

I wouldn't bother with tioo much flexi, it's the weakest link in the chain, rigid pipe properly secured is far safer.

Title: Re: brake lines
Post by: DiscoDan on April 16, 2008, 01:41:35

Hi Ade.

You should speak to David at Llama 4x4. I got some excellent brake flexi from him, stainless braided flexi, covered with a sheath to prevent mud ingress, and for £1 each, I got stainless steel ends. He makes any lengths to order, standard price upto 1mt long. I replaced the front to rear pipe on my Disco 1 as well as the usual flexi's, and I did as you suggest, replaced the short solid pipe into the calipers also. To get around the problem mentioned above David can supply LR standard connections, so if I rip any pipe off it can be replaced using LR standard parts. I know now that my pipes are good for the life of the Disco, and any work I have to do in the future wont include rounded connectors, or seized pipes.  :D

Good luck, Dan

Title: Re: brake lines
Post by: BeJay on April 16, 2008, 11:57:20

Quote from: Range Rover Blues on April 15, 2008, 01:51:53

You can connect a braised hose direct to the calliper  :D :D :D

........I assume it doesn't work if it's baked or fried then,  :lol: :lol: :lol: sorry RRB, I couldn't resist, that typo certainly made me smile.

Title: Re: brake lines
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 16, 2008, 16:40:01

I'm not at my best at 10 to 2 in the morning :oops:

Title: Re: brake lines
Post by: lee celtic on April 18, 2008, 15:36:56

I second the llama 4x4 brake lines , He did some for me cracking job over length and a nice blue colour ,banjo at one end with a swivel on the other  :cool:

Title: Re: brake lines
Post by: ade666 on April 18, 2008, 18:10:02

thanks for the replies guys looks like a phone call to david is in order at the end of the month.