Brakes: - Caliper hard brake line help please

bye bye baby · Sep 17th, 2021, 09:00

Morning chaps,

(1992 240 2.3 SE) I'm trying to get the specs and measurements to get some hard break lines made up, the two copper ones that come out the back of my drivers side front calipers.
I've been researching a lot, but its hard to find straight forward answers. Any help would be really helpful. I found a guy on Ebay that makes up parts of the breaking system to order.

length of line
diameter of line
is it a bubble flare?
nut size, both ends

Thank you, this is driving me slightly potty.

grumpydad · Sep 17th, 2021, 10:16

Hi

https://www.pastparts.co.uk/

https://biggred.co.uk/

ask them they will make hard lines

classicswede · Sep 17th, 2021, 11:39

It is very common to need to cut the pipes to undo them.

I keep them in stock
https://www.classicswede.org/shop/20...ipe-to-caliper

Bugjam1999 · Sep 17th, 2021, 12:03

When I needed new hardlines for a previous project I took the existing ones off then took and left them with a local garage. They replicated them and I popped back the next day to collect - a lot easier than trawling through loads of threads trying to find the nut sizes and exact lengths etc.

Cheers

Juular · Sep 18th, 2021, 10:16

Even if you have to cut them, it's still possible to reuse them if you are careful to only cut off the flared end. Then reflare and reuse. This is what I did with mine.

bye bye baby · Sep 18th, 2021, 16:37

brilliant, thanks for the replies chaps, gonna go with the classic swede ones. In the end I did, i think, find all the measurements and sizes, it was a pain in the arse. The line is 3/16th, with a bubble flare, and the fittings are m10x1. Not sure if these are right as their from all over the place.

thanks again chaps

Sep 17th, 2021, 09:00	#1
bye bye baby New Member Last Online: Apr 18th, 2024 10:14 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Brighton	Caliper hard brake line help please Morning chaps, (1992 240 2.3 SE) I'm trying to get the specs and measurements to get some hard break lines made up, the two copper ones that come out the back of my drivers side front calipers. I've been researching a lot, but its hard to find straight forward answers. Any help would be really helpful. I found a guy on Ebay that makes up parts of the breaking system to order. length of line diameter of line is it a bubble flare? nut size, both ends Thank you, this is driving me slightly potty.

Sep 17th, 2021, 11:39	#3
classicswede Trader Volvo in my veins Last Online: Yesterday 22:24 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Anglesey	It is very common to need to cut the pipes to undo them. I keep them in stock https://www.classicswede.org/shop/20...ipe-to-caliper __________________ http://www.classicswede.org www.classicswede.co.uk

Sep 17th, 2021, 10:16	#2
grumpydad Senior Member Last Online: Apr 18th, 2024 20:23 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: eastsussex	Hi https://www.pastparts.co.uk/ https://biggred.co.uk/ ask them they will make hard lines

Sep 17th, 2021, 12:03	#4
Bugjam1999 Master Member Last Online: Yesterday 13:54 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: London and Cambridge	When I needed new hardlines for a previous project I took the existing ones off then took and left them with a local garage. They replicated them and I popped back the next day to collect - a lot easier than trawling through loads of threads trying to find the nut sizes and exact lengths etc. Cheers

Sep 18th, 2021, 10:16	#5
Juular Senior Member Last Online: Yesterday 23:06 Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Falkirk	Even if you have to cut them, it's still possible to reuse them if you are careful to only cut off the flared end. Then reflare and reuse. This is what I did with mine.

Sep 18th, 2021, 16:37	#6
bye bye baby New Member Last Online: Apr 18th, 2024 10:14 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Brighton	brilliant, thanks for the replies chaps, gonna go with the classic swede ones. In the end I did, i think, find all the measurements and sizes, it was a pain in the arse. The line is 3/16th, with a bubble flare, and the fittings are m10x1. Not sure if these are right as their from all over the place. thanks again chaps

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