Brake Hose Question
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:46 am
I've got a question about Roadster brake lines. I looked at what I could find on this site, but didn't find the answers I needed. It's been too long since I replaced the lines on my original Roadster, so I can't remember from that, either.
Are all three flexible brake hoses the same other than maybe length? Or are the threaded fittings different front-rear? Or are all of them exactly the same? If it makes any difference, I've got a 67.5 1600.
The reason I'm asking is that I'm replacing the rotted, nasty, totally useless mostly-rubber-covered pieces of shi...er....I mean..."ones" with stainless steel braided lines for non-DOT use and when I checked at a couple of local dealerships, they couldn't find the number, and both claimed they didn't even have a competition book for our babies.
I can get the hoses made to order locally, and if they're all the same then I can just take one in as a template and get all three made at the same time.
The number on the competition parts page here didn't come up on the dealers' computers, so maybe the factory stuff is NLA. Or maybe they just don't want to look anything up. Who knows??
By the way, what thread are the ends, anyway?
Are all three flexible brake hoses the same other than maybe length? Or are the threaded fittings different front-rear? Or are all of them exactly the same? If it makes any difference, I've got a 67.5 1600.
The reason I'm asking is that I'm replacing the rotted, nasty, totally useless mostly-rubber-covered pieces of shi...er....I mean..."ones" with stainless steel braided lines for non-DOT use and when I checked at a couple of local dealerships, they couldn't find the number, and both claimed they didn't even have a competition book for our babies.

The number on the competition parts page here didn't come up on the dealers' computers, so maybe the factory stuff is NLA. Or maybe they just don't want to look anything up. Who knows??
By the way, what thread are the ends, anyway?