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| 74914LE |
 May 22 2013, 08:14 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 136 Joined: 6-April 04 From: Fort Worth, TX Member No.: 1,895  |
Can anyone confirm the Thread Size on the Brake Line Fitting that screws
into the Brake Calipers? I believe it is a M10x1.0, but want to confirm before I start the job of putting in a Heli-Coil into the Caliper. Thanks! |
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| 74914LE |
May 23 2013, 09:25 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 136 Joined: 6-April 04 From: Fort Worth, TX Member No.: 1,895 |
Many thanks to all for your comments! I am proceeding with a new Caliper Half!! After many discussions and reading blogs about this topic, the potential risks do not justify the thrift or opportunity to test my skills on either getting it right, or on navigating the 914 in the event of a brake failure. (This happened once 30 years ago, and am not really up for that kind of adrinaline rush again!)
To follow Eric's comments, it can be done, and the seal is not with the treads, so a Heli-Coil could work just fine, BUT, 40 year old metal is a huge unknown. Not worth the risk!!! I like to think of this as a Known, Unknown!! The likelihood exists, and it should not be tried. Period!! If I had thought through this more, I probably would not have posted this to begin with, but if it keeps someone safe in the future, then I am OK with it. Appreciate everyone keeping me on the road! |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
May 23 2013, 09:39 AM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
QUOTE(74914LE @ May 23 2013, 08:25 AM)  Many thanks to all for your comments! I am proceeding with a new Caliper Half!! After many discussions and reading blogs about this topic, the potential risks do not justify the thrift or opportunity to test my skills on either getting it right, or on navigating the 914 in the event of a brake failure. (This happened once 30 years ago, and am not really up for that kind of adrinaline rush again!) To follow Eric's comments, it can be done, and the seal is not with the treads, so a Heli-Coil could work just fine, BUT, 40 year old metal is a huge unknown. Not worth the risk!!! I like to think of this as a Known, Unknown!! The likelihood exists, and it should not be tried. Period!! If I had thought through this more, I probably would not have posted this to begin with, but if it keeps someone safe in the future, then I am OK with it. Appreciate everyone keeping me on the road! Posting good questions here is the right thing to do. Posting stupid questions here is also OK. Ignoring the answers of people who know what they're talking about and shopping the question around until you get the answer you want is behavior that is stupid and cannot be excused. The Cap'n |
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74914LE Brake Line Fitting Thread Size? May 22 2013, 08:14 PM
kg6dxn I think the size is correct but I don't think ... May 22 2013, 08:35 PM jcd914 :agree: May 22 2013, 08:49 PM stugray The thread is 10.0X1.0.
A helicoil should work fi... May 23 2013, 07:25 AM Eric_Shea I'm going to hook Ford up with a new caliper b... May 23 2013, 07:38 AM Cap'n Krusty In my professional opinion, unless you have the to... May 23 2013, 07:39 AM Mblizzard I am the cheapest guy around if you ask my wife. ... May 23 2013, 08:58 AM
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