Liftedbronco

So they arrived, thanks to the rennbay group buy. They are NICE. The box contained 2 calipers, 4 pads, 2 hoses, 4 bolts and 4 fittings. NO instructions but a hell of alot of disclaimers.

Its all pretty intuitive if you understand brakes but i have a question for anyone that is familiar wiht them. The 4 fittings, where do they go? There are 2 smaller ones that are 45 degree fittings. Looks like NPT male on one side and AN male on the other. They seem to fit in the fluid inlet of the caliper. The other pair of fittings are larger. 1 side female and the other male, and theyre both AN. Where the heck does that go? Last, should I use teflon tape on any of it?

porcho heat

They replace the rubber hoses from the hard line IIRC

One side threads into the caliper and the other into the brake line. You should also have 2 adapters to mount the calipers.

I would use teflon tape on the caliper fluid inlet. I didn't the first time around and had a small leak.

Liftedbronco

oh yea i forgot, yea i got stainless lines and adapters too, oops!

Confused about what you are saying replaces the rubber lines. the stainless lines replace the rubber lines, yes, but what about those big an fittings? The little ones do definitley go in the caliper though as you said.

bkp944

The angled fittings do go on the calipers. The other fittings go on the hard lines.

You will notice a groove in the body of the larger fittings. You place those fittings in the tab on the car body and a clip goes in there to secure the fitting.

Attached is a picture. Hard to describe, but hopefully the picture helps.

I've never used teflon tape on brake fittings. You should be able to tighten them up enough to prevent leaks, especially using the new fittings and lines.

Liftedbronco

ooooh i see. Thanks, you guys f'n rock.

porcho heat

My fittings are visibly different from yours.. 90º brass lookin' things... maybe that makes a difference but i removed and re-tightened twice and still had a seeping leak.

Liftedbronco

what do you use to hold the brake hose to the strut? I have the tabs but no grommet or anything.

bkp944

Mine had a rubber grommet there. But, if it's missing, you should be able to pick up something close at your local Lowe's or hardware store.

Liftedbronco

is that tab carbon? wth?

yea i have tons of grommets...i guess ill try that. just curious what was supposed to be there. Thanks for the pic.

Sidebar question:
Im replacing my brake fluid 2nite along wiht the 2 front calipers, stainless hoses...and one hard line that the PO crimped cuz hes an idiot. So im gonna have alot of air. Would i be better off bleeding and replacing fluid to the 2 back calipers THEN replacing all the front stuff and bleeding that. That way i have good pedal while doing the rear 2 first?

bkp944

No, it's metal with a funky finish. Nothing I did!

I always bleed in this order:
passenger rear
driver's rear
passenger front
driver's front

I use a pressure bleeder.

krystar

i would do it all at once. replace everything then bleed everything.

Liftedbronco

ok fine. lol.