Hey everyone, I've just recently got some ae86 coilovers and brakes, but I'm having trouble getting the brake line to seal into the caliper. All the lines bolt up fine and everything but when i try to bleed the brakes fluid begins to leak from the left hand caliper where the line screws in. I have noticed that the lines I have seem to be different for left and right, where the female end of the line and male end inside the hole in the caliper press together, there is a different taper on the faces of the ends for the left caliper and line and the right caliper and line. And I'm assuming this is normal. But at first I didn't realise this and put the wrong line in the wrong hole. I have changed them over so the correct line is in the correct hole, but now the left one has had a hissy fit and won't seal. Is the any suggestions on fixing this? Will loctite do any good, or will the brake fluid slowly eat it away?

Any help would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks, Rian.

Edited October 20, 201015 yr by rianwest

The tapers should be the same either side, just get the right lines and it should work, provided you do not have a damaged caliper now.

 

Hope its ok for you.

 

Cheers.

Edited October 20, 201015 yr by LittleRedSpirit

That would make so much sense and that's what I thought originally, but the line fitted up fine so i assumed it was the correct one... until it began to leak everywhere. I'll try a new line and see how it goes. Thanks LittleRedSpirit