HELP!!! Thread and pitch on brake lines..
Here is my story:
I am doing a DE event on Saturday and had my inspection done last Saturday. I passed everything but brakes. OK no big deal right? I bought my car with Hawk pads front and back included, great. I started changing my brakes and everything goes well until I get to the driver-side rear. I was told when I bought the car that the rear had binded some so I probably should change out the rear caliper. Included in the sale was a new rebuilt caliper, again great. So I decide to start taking off the old caliper which was fairly easy except the brake line. I got the brake line off and I quickly go to the new caliper. I begin screwing in the line so I turn and turn and turn and turn...........you get the point. I noticed that the line would not screw in the caliper. I decide to cap off the line and check the threads in the caliper. The beginning part looked a bit screwed up but you know how sometimes looks can be deceiving. I tried to screw in an old line I saved and I noticed that the threads on the brake line were a bit stripped. I still was able to screw the old caliper in. Anyway I put my old caliper back on and tried to bleed the brakes. The bleeder is completely weathered and I could not get it to budge and finally it just broke. Now I don't have a caliper unless I can clean up the threads on the rebuilt one and that is why I need the pitch and thread. Can anything else go wrong before my first event?
Sorry so long....
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