Brake Hose Connection

[Guest Jomeo69]

Evening All...

 

Rite we have been trying to work out how to connect the flexible brake hose through the side of the bodywork.

Now the way i have done it on this side is use a bulkhead connector that goes through the hole and then bolts tight, then the hoses screw onto that.

Now we had to use a couple of sex changing parts but it has ended up like this.....

 

 

 

 

So my question is i guess, is this ok??? will it be ok for IVA and if not how else could it be done.

 

Many Thanks as always

Joe

[Guest The Modfather]

On my car I just have the male part of the flexible hose coming through the body and connecting to a female on the inside with washers either side of the body.

[Shaft]

Hi Joe,

 

The M10 x 1 fitting on the end of your flexi is a bulkhead fitting mate.

You shouldn't need all the adapters???

 

Mine has the flexi pass through a penny washer and the hole in the side panel, then another penny washer and a locknut, then the pipe and flare nut connects straight to the flexi.

 

Just change the "male" union you have on your copper pipe to a "female".

 

Nick.

 

 

EDIT: Note to self........ type faster.

[Guest The Modfather]

Hi Joe,

 

The M10 x 1 fitting on the end of your flexi is a bulkhead fitting mate.

You shouldn't need all the adapters???

 

Mine has the flexi pass through a penny washer and the hole in the side panel, then another penny washer and a locknut, then the pipe and flare nut connects straight to the flexi.

 

Nick.

 

 

EDIT: Note to self........ type faster.

 

Ah ah, beat you!

[steve in stockport]

you might have to provide some sort of bracket too, some of the test centres aren't keen on the flexi pipe coming through a side panel and joining to rigid copper without extra support to stop flexing in the copper pipe

[megadodo]

I put a couple of large penny washers either side of the side panel as an alternative to the bracket.

[MarkBzero]

Joe,

As above I have used the flexi through the panel with a washer. Copied of some other cars that have passed IVA, but that really depends on the inspector, weather, time of the month, star and moon line up.

 

Regards

Mark

[fry61]

Change the inside penny washer to a right-angled bracket with t'other end riveted/screwed to chassis -- both bases now covered. On my 2B I made a curved bracket to hold brake-pipe & give shape/stop flim-flam of side panel.

[MarkBzero]

Sounds like a a good plan. On the list to do jobs!

Thanks