Hello Slick geniuses,
I'm busy making new brake lines for my '65 F250. I added a dual reservoir master cylinder a while back. The old line going from the old single res MC to the brake line distribution block was wound around 3 - 4 times, like a corkscrew. Is there a reason for this? I think it would look cleaner to make a more direct line but I need to know if the corkscrew added fluid volume or something else that isn't obvious to me.
Oddly, Googling "why is there a cork screw in my brake line" didn't produce anything.
Julie
Why the cork screw in the master cylinder to distribution bl
Re: Why the cork screw in the master cylinder to distributio
It's there to dampen any vibration the line is subjected to, which could in turn result in a stress fracture = rupture = loss of line pressure
Re: Why the cork screw in the master cylinder to distributio
Thanks. Makes sense. All the other lines have multiple brackets for the vibration, I guess.
Julie
Julie
Re: Why the cork screw in the master cylinder to distributio
It also helps compensate for the flex difference between the cab and chassis as the cab moves on the rubber mounts.
SPark
SPark
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1962 8V-390/C6 Unibody Short Bed Soon to be Big Window - The Lincoln that never was
2013 F150 Super Crew Eco Boost 4x4
2015 Ford Edge for the little lady, because she said so!
2007 Mustang GT, 4.6-3V/5 Speed. Only 8680 miles on the clock.
More toys, I need more toys!!!
Re: Why the cork screw in the master cylinder to distributio
Another good point. I figured that Ford wouldn't want to waste steel line just because they thought the spiral looked good.
Julie
Julie