Brake Line Upgrade....

As stated earlier, we have decided to convert the rear drum brakes to disc, but in order to do so the fittings on the ends of the brake lines had to be upgraded. This is so that the lines can be connected to the calipers and properly allow the fluid to flow throughout the brake system. Below are the pictures of how we completed the process. Enjoy!

In order to change the fittings on the end of the lines, we first had to remove the old fittings with a pipe cutter. This meant removing a little piece of the brake line itself in order to get the clean cut. But no worries though! We still have enough line to be able to strech the line to the desired length.

In the background you may notice a red box with silver tools in it. This is a brake line re-beveling kit. This is the tool used to expand the tip of the line to create a tight, non-leaking end that enters into the caliper and then is pressed in tight with the brass fitting.

This is a shot of me cleaning up the end of the line with a file in order to get rid of the burs and sharp edges.

The next step is to slide on the new fitting. Make sure if you ever change these on a brake line, to put the fitting on before you expand the end.

This is the new fitting placed on the end of the line. The drill was used to clean up the edges inside of the brake line after we had cut it with the pipe cutter.

The next step is to lock the tool into a vise and use a sharp tipped squeezing tool with a die on it to expand the end of the line.

After using the die to expand the end, take the die off and use the sharp tip to press the line into a funnel shape at the end. This process should create a doubled, smooth edged tip on the line.

The next thing to do is repeat on the other side.

This should be how your final beveled end should look.