hi all..i have a 1986 F-250 XLT 4x2 w/ a 6.9 l diesel.....im havin a very hard time finding the fitting that comes out of the brake metering box onto the brake line....does anyone know the exact size of the this fitting? or does anyone know where i could buy a replacement one. This one fitting is keepin my truck off the road....if someone can help me...PLZ EMAIL ME ASAP

 

Have you tried DirectFordParts in the list of sponsors. They are very helpfull.

 

yes i tried....according to their website...they dont even carry brake line parts...

 

What line are you replacing?

For some reason I think the fitting is metric.

 

im replacing the line that comes out of the proportioning valve to the rear tires...i really need the fitting that comes out of the proportioning valve.

 

are you talking about the flare fittings on the lines? they are common stock at any autoparts store. i think they are 3/16ths, take the old fitting with you to mach it up you will need a double flare tool to remake the flare on the brake line

 

this part cant be found at the auto parts store....it just doesnt exist...i guess im goin to have to buy a 8 piece brake line kit from this one website....its expensive but i cant keep goin on without transportation

 

you must have a bad parts store, every time i broken a brake line, i just cut off the flare fitting replace the fitting and reflare the line and some times i replace the entire line, parts stores usaly have lines upto 5 foot so i get the longest pices i need and get a coupling and join the 2 toghter and bend them to fit . i think my rear line was 9 foot

 

yea...i got the couplings and stuff like that but this one fitting that goes into that valve,apparently i cant find it....even the dealership said that they dont have it..its an obsolete part...and most junk yards cut the brake lines off so they dont leak....so i have no idea what im going to do..

 

What year, a buddy is parting an 88 may have the fitting, couple days by postal???

 

i have an 1986 F-250....i need the entire brake line from the master cylinder back...especially the proportioning valve and the fittings that come off of it to the brake lines

 

How are you at flaring lines. I'll hit one of my local yards and yank the fittings if you want to just flare them onto the new line. I buy my line in 25 foot coils and just make them to size. If it's the line I think your talking about the fitting is to join the 3/16 line to a 5/16 flare opening. I had to replace this for a friend and I spent an hour saving the old fitting.

 

i could prob get it done..how much we talkin ?

 

You are talking about the load sensing valve on the rear axle?

The valve is located on a cross member and has an arm that goes down to the axle housing?

I eliminated that valve on my truck, the rear brakes had never worked as well as they do now.

As I remember it did have an odd fitting on it, I just cut the line and double flared it for a coupler.

Rubber hose on one side, steel brake line on the other side.