Brake lines
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Brake lines
I am replacing the brake lines on my 79 F-350 4x4 and have a question.
There are 2 lines to run from the prop. valve to the rear hose and in the middle there is supposed to be anther fitting,is this just a way to splice 2 lines together to avoid one long line or is there some fitting I am missing?
The lines I am using are from inline tube and are for an F-250 and this line was replaced before so I am not replacing a factory line.
Thanks for any help available.
P.S. these line sets are very nice, fit very well and come in stainless
There are 2 lines to run from the prop. valve to the rear hose and in the middle there is supposed to be anther fitting,is this just a way to splice 2 lines together to avoid one long line or is there some fitting I am missing?
The lines I am using are from inline tube and are for an F-250 and this line was replaced before so I am not replacing a factory line.
Thanks for any help available.
P.S. these line sets are very nice, fit very well and come in stainless
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I think that splice fitting is stock. My truck had it also. I used inline for my stuff, but had a few problems with the fittings being the same size. However, it didn't matter to me since I was replacing everything, just a little hassle because of the repeated trips to the auto parts store. I am really happy with their quality, and their folks are more than accomodating. They gave me 6" drop soft lines at no additional charge. Good luck, Ted
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FoMoCo did not do piecemeal work in 70s.
I respectfully disagree. All OEM lines are 1pc.
FWIW FoMoCo has never used Spliced Brake lines in any of their assembly plant OEM situations. They have a written policy aginst it, or did in the 70's anyway. It's against protocol & instructions.
Dealers will hard splice brake lines, as will independent Service people.
Done correctly there's nothing wrong with it, thus hard splices are not uncommon because they're used alot in the aftermarket. Still Factory will not do it, they replace damaged lines with whole new one piece line 1st. It was simply their policy on that issue.
FBp
FWIW FoMoCo has never used Spliced Brake lines in any of their assembly plant OEM situations. They have a written policy aginst it, or did in the 70's anyway. It's against protocol & instructions.
Dealers will hard splice brake lines, as will independent Service people.
Done correctly there's nothing wrong with it, thus hard splices are not uncommon because they're used alot in the aftermarket. Still Factory will not do it, they replace damaged lines with whole new one piece line 1st. It was simply their policy on that issue.
FBp
Last edited by FORDBOYpete; Dec 25, 2003 at 10:25 AM.
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I will e-mail inline tube and ask. They were nice enough to deal with other than when I said I was going to use the lines for an F-250 on my F-350 and the guy almost didn't want to sell them. They also put on my invoice what I was doing and that they could not be returned.
I can understand why the factory would not splice the line but since it had been replaced and the new lines came in 2 pieces that is what made me ask.
Thanks for your responses.
I can understand why the factory would not splice the line but since it had been replaced and the new lines came in 2 pieces that is what made me ask.
Thanks for your responses.
