Novice question on brake assembly

[James Fitzsimons]

Hi all,

Novice question, but I can't find anything in the workshop manual or the Elfrink book, so thought I'd check here.

Should I be putting any thread lock or similar on the screw fitting on the connecting tube where it goes into the banjo bolts?

Cheers!

[David Jones]

Perhaps a smear of neversieze but no sealing compound of any kind is necessary.

[Tom Martinez]

No thread sealer needed because it's not the threads doing the sealing, its the tube flare.

Brake fittings are remarkably easy to mess up the hex when you use a standard open end wrench, I like to use the special 5 sided wrenches designed just for tube fittings.....sorry I forgot what they are called but they really help avoid damaging the fitting.

--Tom

[James Fitzsimons]

Thanks so much for the advice guys, it is much appreciated!

[Steve Harrison]

They're usually called Flare Wrenches by most folks. They sort of "lock" around the fitting and are really useful in not rounding off the fittings. A good investment in any tool collection, even if you don't use them once a year or less.

[Ron LaDow]

+1 Steve and Tom.
Those things turn what is a 50/50 chance of really making a mess (like having to make a new hard line) into a routine job.

[Mike Horton]

+1 Steve and Tom.
Those things turn what is a 50/50 chance of really making a mess (like having to make a new hard line) into a routine job.

+1, in fact, I bought a new one for my last flex line change, so it would fit tighter,

[James Fitzsimons]

Thanks guys,

I'll get one of these since I need to do the whole car. It'll be nice to know I have less chance of screwing something up!

Cheers!