Hy danimal, your brake hose problem has been driving me crazy (a short ride to be sure) ever since you posted it. Today the temperature is actually above zero and the gale force winds have abated so I decided to trudge through the snow to a truck I have for parts to see if it had the "line adapters" on it. I cut the hose and removed the line from the wheel cylinder I took the line into my shop and cleaned it up on the wire wheel. After the cleaning I noticed another copper washer at the end of the first major hex on the wheel cylinder end, I also noticed another hex farther up on the flex line end. I placed the major (larger) hex in the vice and turned the smaller hex at the line end and the two pieces came apart. That left me with the "line adapter" and the line which looks like exactly what the pictures in the brake parts catalogue show. At that point I came back into the house to take another look at the pictures you posted of your original line, and I can see the copper washer at the end of the major hex in your picture. So you actually have two pieces there, you just have to take them apart and you will have all the parts you require to replace your front brake flexible lines, hope that helps. And Merry Christmas to everyone!
