[DeTomaso] Brake lines

R.J willibillie at live.de
Sun Sep 13 17:04:25 EDT 2015


Many Pantera owners don't see, that there is an adapter between the rear 
brake line and the caliper. It looks like one piece, but it isn't. 
Readers of this list might remember, that Roger Coates from Great Britan 
had the same problem some weeks ago.
Roland

Am 13.09.2015 um 22:37 schrieb thomas:
> I believe most European brake lines are M10x1 and I'm fairly confident that the Pantera use that.
>
> Thomas
>
>> 13 sep 2015 kl. 22:25 skrev Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com>:
>>
>>    Has anyone worked out what the threads are so I can buy some
>>    adapters?A  I also have a set of braided steel lines from Marino
>>    Performance (the fronts fit just great and I've used them for years)
>>    and I would like to replace my rear lines now. I also have an early
>>    pushbutton car.
>>    My right rear brake locks up when I press the pedal hard and releases
>>    over time... or after I turn the bleeder screw and let the pressure
>>    out.A  The other brakes don't have that problem so I think replacing
>>    both rear hoses is a good first step. I've had these on the shelf for a
>>    while now since I couldn't figure out how to get them onto the
>>    calliper.
>>    Cheers,
>>    sean
>>
>>    On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 3:31 PM, Julian Kift
>>    <[1]julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>      A  A Roger,
>>      A  A I'm not sure why only the rears would be different, although
>>      front and
>>      A  A rear lines can differ by design so as to not confuse them. I
>>      could
>>      A  A understand if the brake line set was supplied in 3/16 SAE from
>>      the US
>>      A  A for use with a brake upgrade kit whereas the stock Pantera uses
>>      a
>>      A  A 4.75mm dia. tubing and ISO bubble flares.
>>      A  A If you can work out what threads you have on the caliper and
>>      the lines,
>>      A  A then adapters are readily available.
>>      A  A Julian
>>      A  A > From: [2]richard at hitecheng.on.ca
>>      A  A > To: [3]coatesr8 at aol.com; [4]detomaso at poca.com
>>      A  A > Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 15:06:27 -0400
>>      A  A > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Brake lines
>>
>>    A  A >
>>    A  A > You can have braided stainless steel hoses made up with any ends
>>    you
>>    A  A want.
>>    A  A >
>>    A
>>    A [5]http://www.hoseandfittingsetc.com/product/hose/brake-hose-stainles
>>    s-ste
>>    A  A el-braided
>>    A  A > Richard Turpin
>>    A  A >
>>    A  A > -----Original Message-----
>>    A  A > From: R M Services via DeTomaso
>>    A  A > Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2015 3:10 AM
>>    A  A > To: detomaso at poca com
>>    A  A > Subject: [DeTomaso] Brake lines
>>    A  A >
>>    A  A > Hi, can anyone help with a precadiment that I have. I purchased
>>    some
>>    A  A > aircraft spec brake lines from one of the vendors (cant remember
>>    A  A who)for a
>>    A  A > push button car that I am restoring for a mate. The rear lines
>>    have a
>>    A  A > different thread from the calipers. Has anyone else come across
>>    this
>>    A  A > problem, is there some sort of adapter available?
>>    A  A > Thanks
>>    A  A >
>>    A  A > Roger Coates UK.
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>> References
>>
>>    1. mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com
>>    2. mailto:richard at hitecheng.on.ca
>>    3. mailto:coatesr8 at aol.com
>>    4. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
>>    5. http://www.hoseandfittingsetc.com/product/hose/brake-hose-stainless-ste
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