Steve, If those are original, do yourself a favor and fit stainless lines! You'll never have to worry, "she's gonna blow, captain!"
Stevan Thomas 73 Berlina In a message dated 3/26/2010 4:51:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:29:49 EDT > From: [email protected] > Subject: [alfa] brake line fitting size - GTV > > Morning all. I've got a quick question on the ends of the soft lines for > > the brakes on my 72 GTV. > > In taking out all the rubber lines as part of my slooooow rebuild I > noticed > that the ends all seem to be AN -3 in size (though extra long). While the > > lines have been on the car and working for the past 6 years I've owned it, > > and I would believe are original, the fittings/threads crimped on the end > > of the rubber hoses seem really loose when threading into the caliper. > So > much so that it almost seems like the fittings are too small or the > improper size. > > Is this normal/standard? > > Steve in Newport > 72 GTV that is begging for attention -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
