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Hiya folks.

1953 Chevrolet 3100 series(half ton) pickup

I am trying to replace all of the brake lines as I had a rupture last year, I have all of the lines removed, finally.

I had to take the MC off the truck in order to get this brake line loose.

I have questions about the line that goes into the back of the brake master cylinder, it has a thread on it, then it passes through the brass piece on there.

Can I buy a new brake line with this thread on it? I've never seen a brake line quite like this before, so I'm guessing the parts store people will be equally confused.

Any help on terminology or a parts source is appreciated, thank you.

-Woogeroo



folder of brake line photos

go to the bottom for the brake line in question, removed from the MC.


these are links to individual photos of the brake line in question:


mc still mounted with brake line


mc/brake line

MC / brake line





brass piece on brake line

brass piece on brake line





brass piece / brake line





mc/ brass piece / brake line

mc / brass piece / brake line





brake line / brass piece

brake line / brass piece

Why is there a banjo fitting right at the master cylinder? I'm trying to find the step down fitting from the master to the 1/4" line.

That line is an inverted flare just like the rest of them. You are going to replace the line anyhow, just cut it & put the nut in a vise & remove the flare fitting.
George

Oh, so it is two pieces that are supposed to come apart.

OK, I did not know that for sure.

Thanks for the replies folks.

I put the bolt in a vice and took a pair of vice grips to the corroded brake line side, where the nut was rounded off... after a few attempts with the old metal on the brake line flaking off, finally got down to some good metal with a grip and the brake line nut broke loose. Then I was able to take it apart and clean it up.

Thanks for the tips folks.

-W

Wooger - Haven't heard from you in a coon's age. I know its too late for help on this one, but I have found that a small amount of heat from a propane torch makes a huge difference on getting brake fittings apart. Had some fittings that I didn't get loose when I got my 52 20 years ago that came right apart and went back together a few weeks ago.