TC Brake line fittings

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TC Brake line fittings

Post by Warmuthb » Tue Feb 23, 2016 6:26 am

Anybody know the proper size of the line nuts? 3/8 bsf? something else?

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Re: TC Brake line fittings

Post by Eric Worpe » Tue Feb 23, 2016 12:13 pm

Surprise, they are 7/16 UNF as they are based on Lockheed components.
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Re: TC Brake line fittings

Post by Steve Simmons » Wed Feb 24, 2016 8:36 am

7/16" UNF is what I recall as well.
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Re: TC Brake line fittings

Post by Warmuthb » Wed Feb 24, 2016 5:28 pm

Fedhillusa.com says the fittings are BSF.....I am confused.

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Re: TC Brake line fittings

Post by frenchblatter » Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:02 pm

The factory used BSF, but Lockheed (and others) were using UNF/UNC by then.
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