Problem fitting Goodridge hoses

[ADL Mark]

Hi Everybody,

 

My car failed it's MOT on a front brake hose leaking so I thought it would be the ideal oppertunity to upgrade to Goodridge hoses.

 

I've tried doing the offending hose first, but I'm unable to get the hose to tighten up properly. As tight as I dare do it it still leaks when you press on the brake pedal.

 

I've searched and read the posts about filing the hard pipe nut down but this seems to refer to it not fitting inside the goodridge line, not that it leaks?

 

Do I need to file this down or is there something else wrong?

 

Cheers for any help, need to get my car back on the road

[jagman]

Braided hoses can fail an MOT as they cannot be inspected for cracks,depends on the tester-I guess you line is x threaded Or the wrong thread or end fitting

[ADL Mark]

I've never heard that before? I had assumed they were road-legal as so many people use them.

 

I'm pretty sure it's the right end, it looks pretty similar to the OEM one that came off. They're specific Supra fitment too.

[Harry Sachs]

I know sweet FA about cars and mechanics in general, but I assume it's just a case of tightening a nut/fitting on to the old pipe?

 

If it is, then perhaps a couple of wraps of ptfe tape could do the trick.

 

I might be a mile out, hope you get it sorted regardless

[Hoppy]

When i fitted my Do-luck lines i had to file the edge of the hardpipe nut down a little, as i could'nt catch the thread to tighten them up.

 

If yours needed to be ground down a little, and you have forced them in you may have x threaded the internal thread on the Goodridge line.If this is the case, fluid might be leaking because you are unable to tighten the nut all the way up, due to the fact that it's x threaded.

 

Take a close look at the threads on both the nut and the Goodridge line and confirm that the threads are ok before you go any further.

[edge]

I fitted some to my GT4. I would rather fit new oem ones tbh and risk a leak in the future.

OR get a hydraulics place to make you custom ones with the connections you want.

[Chris Wilson]

If the fitting on the Goodridge hose has entered the union on the car and the threads have started easily then the leak is either a damaged flare on the pipe fitting, a damaged seat on the car hard line, or it's not tight enough. You need to dismantle it, look at the flares for dings or damage under a bright light with a magnifying glass, if OK refit and tighten harder. I now sell my own hoses as the Goodridge fittings don't enter the hard line fittings on the car by enough threads for my liking.

[ADL Mark]

If there is damage to the hard pipe on the car, what are the options? From what I can see it's a long old pipe across the back of the engine bay and looks expensive and hard to fit. Plus the bit inside the wheel arch is very short so not sure of the possibility of replacing a small section?

[Hoppy]

Well if the flared end of the hard pipe is slightly damaged, it may be possible to cut a very small piece off the end of the brake line and have it re-flared using a proper brake line flaring tool.You would only need to cut a few mm of the end of the pipe, providing you still have enough length on the line to do this.Your local garage mechanic should be able to help you with this