by | Aug 29, 2026 | Copper Washers
Short answer: match the washer’s inner diameter to the banjo bolt’s shaft, not to the fitting or the port. It’s the one measurement that actually determines fit, everything else about the washer is close to standard. Why copper, and why crush Copper...
by | Aug 29, 2026 | Brake Tools
Short answer: for SAE brake line, use double flare, the tube end is folded over on itself to double the wall thickness at the sealing surface, which is what a brake fitting is actually designed to clamp against. Single flare is a different, thinner shape used on other...
by | Aug 29, 2026 | Thread Adaptors
Short answer: a thread adaptor lets you connect a metric-threaded port to an SAE-threaded line (or the reverse) without re-flaring the tube or replacing the caliper. It’s a small, inexpensive part that solves what looks like a much bigger mismatch problem. Why...
by | Aug 29, 2026 | Brake Tools
Short answer: cut square, deburr, run the flare nut on first, then flare in stages with the right die for your fitting standard. Skipping any one of those four steps is where most home-built brake lines go wrong. Know your flare standard before you start Not all...
by | Aug 29, 2026 | Banjo Bolts
Short answer: measure the threaded shaft, not the head. Banjo bolts get sold and searched by thread diameter and pitch, things like M10 x 1.0 or 7/16 x 20 UNF, and that number describes the threads that go into the caliper, wheel cylinder, or master cylinder port, not...
by | Aug 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Short answer: no, not for the brake hydraulic circuit itself. Compression fittings show up on brake lines more than they should, usually because they’re easier for a first-timer than learning to flare, but they’re not built for what a brake line actually...
by | Aug 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Cunifer, short for copper-nickel-iron, is a brake line material made from roughly 90% copper and 10% nickel, with a small amount of iron and manganese added for strength. It’s sold under a few trade names (Cunifer, CuNiFe, NiCopp), but they’re all the same...
