please excuse my ignorance

i am using 3/16 ths brake line for my project. 56 ford p/u front brakes and early bronco rear. i buy it from napa and the tag does not say. is this line 45 degree double flare? thanks

 

It won't be 37° AN type from a parts house, so it is one of the above.

 

If it's brake line it's double flared. HRP

 

sorry, just trying to verify that it is 45 degrees.

 

Not necessarily true. There is also 3/16" bubble flare available. That usually comes with metric fittings, but it is always best to check. IMO, brake lines aren't a place to be anything other than 100% sure it is right.

 

Bubble flair lines ARE metric,,10 mm,,close to 3/16 but not.HRP

 

Yes they are. HRP

 

Confirmed- They (Bubble Flairs) were mostly used on import vehicles like Healey's

 

Bubble flares are also used on alot of late model GM cars and have been for a few years now.

 

I've got brake line in my garage that is labeled 3/16" and has bubble flares on it. That obviously doesn't preclude it from being 10mm just labeled 3/16", but nor does it preclude the original poster from having exactly what I have. When you buy the fittings for a bubble flare, they are listed as 3/16" or whatever size.

Look up a Weatherhead SB312 or Plews 5312ST. US Thread (3/8"-24), 3/16" pipe, bubble flare.

FWIW, I was the brakes product manager for one of the five largest distributors of autoparts in the country, not just some random guy on the internet. I don't say this to boast, just to point out that it was at one time my job to know such things.

 

No problem with me,,the guy ask a question about brake lines and I answered his question to the best of my knowledge a early Bronco would not use metric fittings,,I would hope the counter man knows what the gentleman needs,,HRP

 

By early I'll ***ume 60's or 70's will have a double flare. Just comparing it to your old one will tell you also, and if you don't have it just look at the wheel cylinder.

 

there are No stupid questions just the ones you dont ask!!!!