V1 Steel Braided Line Ends Too Big?

[jirwin]

Hey all. Anyone else run into this? I'm trying to install the steel brake lines from DF onto the Solstice parking brake calipers. It looks like... a millimeter-ish too big. Can I just sand this down so it fits? Do I have the wrong orientation? No orientation fits, but I'm pretty sure it should be facing straight out. It would be too short otherwise.

 

[Motoracer110]

This is how they should go

the lines leave my calipers facing up i think you just have 90 degrees to turn and you will fit

 

[Motoracer110]

one more thing are you using the donor calipers? yours look different from the calipers i got in my kit

 

[Ross]

I used the grinder on mine, made them fit the way I wanted.

 

[Motoracer110]

I used the grinder on mine, made them fit the way I wanted.

Ross you used the donor calipers correct?

 

[jirwin]

They are the new calipers provided with the parking brake kit (Solstice)

 

[Karter2026]

Here are some pics of my lines Park Brake

 

[jirwin]

That's how I have mine oriented, except it won't fit unless I take off about 1mm from the end

 

[Karter2026]

Hey all. Anyone else run into this? I'm trying to install the steel brake lines from DF onto the Solstice parking brake calipers. It looks like... a millimeter-ish too big. Can I just sand this down so it fits? Do I have the wrong orientation? No orientation fits, but I'm pretty sure it should be facing straight out. It would be too short otherwise.

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It looks like they did not machine the hose enough. I remember that from somewhere

 

[Ross]

Ross you used the donor calipers correct?

No, I have the solstice calipers with the parking brake in the rear, and new calipers in the front.

 

[OptimizePrime]

@jirwin the fitting is meant to sit on the ridge like the pic motoracer110 attached, even still I had to shave mine down with a dremel. Put a copper washer on each side of the fitting and tighten it down, crushing the washer into the ridges on the brake line fitting.

 

[jirwin]

I ended up grinding it down like @Ross did. They fit now. Will that work fine?

 

[Ross]

I ended up grinding it down like @Ross did. They fit now. Will that work fine?

As long as you have the crush copper washers in there, it will seal up and work.