Brakes & lock tight...?
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Brakes & lock tight...?
After my ape hangers bike is running great. Went to bleed my brakes and realized its leaking at the triple tree. Im gonna drain the fluid and take it off and re-set it, but curious if i should add some lock tight, or will it get in the brake fluid and possible to the caliper ?? Thanks
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I'm assuming that you have a 3-way junction block under the tree. Not sure about using loctite but in most cases if you've gotta leak there, tightening up the fittings should do the trick.
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I agree, and I never use loctite on my brakes..
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Yes i changed the brake line. Actually foxed it yesterday, i used some tape and tightened her down. So far no problems
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Thread locker and/or thread sealers such as Teflon tape shouldn't be needed on the brake system and should never be used.
If you have a leak, you need to find the source of the leak and replace the seals, O-rings, washers or whatever they used to seal the system from the factory to properly repair the system.
If you have a leak, you need to find the source of the leak and replace the seals, O-rings, washers or whatever they used to seal the system from the factory to properly repair the system.
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Shouldn't use any sealers or Loctite...the brake lines seal on the flange, NOT on the threads...if you have a leak, take a look in that area and address any problems you see there...they need to be snugged down fairly tight, BUT it is possible to over-tighten them too!
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No sealers should be used. Brake line fittings are inverted flare and as said the sealing surfaces are the flange not on the threads. Make sure the line end is compatable with the block some may have different degrees of sealing surfaces. Like 37 and 45*.
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