[1969] Front Brake Hoses

[David Brown]

Hi Jim,

Yes, I played that game too. I swapped 1 out like that then gave up when I needed to the other & simply ‘downgraded’ the brake cylinders to pre-69 & used the standard hoses.  I’m not sure where/why GM decided to use those (or what other application they came from), but there appears to be no good reason, short of ‘originality’ to use the 69 type.

Dave
#3287

David Brown
713-410-9595
corvair69 at gmail.com

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> On Feb 28, 2020, at 12:45 PM, Alma Quesnel <almajim at att.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I’ve had to replace the rubber brake hoses on my ‘69. I purchased them from Clark’s. I discovered that the repro front hoses have a much shorter wrench flat area on the flare nut than the OEM items. I can’t fit my flare nut wrench to tighten the fitting. Very irritating!
> 
> I’m sure I’m not the only one to have run into this problem. Has anyone come up with a way of dealing with this? Perhaps a specialized tool or some method of being able to properly torque the fitting?
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> Jim
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