Caliper replacement

[Corvetteville]

Will be replacing my calipers & Flexi rubber hoses on my 78 soon
Q: Are there copper washers in the joints, & if so will it be best to renew them also? Any advice most welcome.

 

[Roscobbc]

Use the stainless mesh covered brake hoses (Goodridge?) for a firmer brake pedal - presumably they would come with all required washers......?

 

[Oneball]

No needed washers from memory, they’re all conical seats.

 

[Corvetteville]

Hi guys, Thanks for the replies. Haven't received the calipers yet, will see what I get in the box. As I'm doing it on the drive I didn't want to get it all apart & then have to leave it unfinished awaiting parts.

 

[Oneball]

At the rear it’s a hard line from the calliper, the pre bent ones I got from CK were a prefect fit.

 

[Corvetteville]

Thanks One ball, I do shop at CK. In this case its the flexible pipes I'm replacing, the metal pipes look good, but have read the rubber ones collapse inside so just playing safe.

 

[kentvette]

I'm sure you are prepared, but do give everything a good dose of Plus Gas or similar before you start! The joint between flexi hose and the hard lines on the chassis are the crucial ones - you don't want to be working backwards through the car!

And have a good line wrench to hand!

 

[Corvetteville]

Thanks kentvette, good advice as always. Yes don't want to replace the chassis lines if the joint goes bad!

 

[Oneball]

Use a spanner to hold the brass junction block while you undo the hose. Dont rely on the d hole in the bracket.

 

[Corvetteville]

I've got flare spanners & normal so should be OK. If it looks tricky I might chicken out & get my local garage to do it! They're pretty good with old motors.

 

[Alben78]

When I last changed front calipers there were copper washers between the flexi coupling and the caliper threaded female side. From memory everything else was flared.

 

[Corvetteville]

Hi Alben78, thanks for your input. I will see if there's any washers in the box with the calipers when they come. They don't cost much so will get some if not. Cheers Steve