Securing Goodridge Brakelines

[parrot]

So fitting my stainless lines on my AE86.

 

How do you secure the brake line to the strut retainer plate? It is different to the factory style. I'm sure I am missing something obvious.

 

Shot at 2011-02-06

 

And don't say cableties......

 

You can see the standard style retainer plate here

 

Shot at 2011-02-06

[Trev]

You need to get the hacksaw out and put a slot in the retainer plate so you are able to bend it out the way, once you have the line in bend it back and insert the clip or feed the line through the retainer, I swear that shock manufacturers expect you to pull the brakes apart with a new install.

Edited February 6, 2011 by Trev

[19914afc]

if you can wait I can take a picture of how I did mine, I just used the factory clip type things. I'll take a picture tomorrow.Edit, can't really take a picture yet cause the rear of the car is jacked up, but I just used the factory retainers you can get them from toyota for a couple of dollars or from repco probably cheaper.

Edited February 6, 2011 by 19914afc

[Mick E]

parrot do what trev said cut the little bracket bend out of way slip in brake hose bend bracket back, slip on retaning clip did it on my ke-20 club car

cheers mick

[parrot]

Thanks guys, but that's not it. That trick I know very well. This photo should explain it better

 

 

Shot at 2011-02-06

 

 

As you can see there is no separate groove for the circlip to stop the retainer from moving past the plate. The single groove in the goodridge line is wider than the factory grooves.

 

If I take a circlip off a factory line and put it on the goodridge retainer

 

 

Shot at 2011-02-06

 

There is no width at all left to slide a spring clip in.

[Trev]

Does the line go straight through the retainer plate?

 

I have fitted stainless lines and they never seem to pose a problem, I have seen one car with zip ties so maybe they ran into the same problem.

[parrot]

Yes it does. Small enough to go straight through, although if you take the circlip off a standard line, it will too. I was thinking I might need to put a mega circlip on the middle of the three steps.

 

For example, directly underneath where the circlip is on the photo of the two lines together. Then the narrowest groove would be in about the right position to put a spring clip on the other side of the retainer plate.

[parrot]

Worked out a solution for future reference

 

Found a couple of large flat washers in my washer box with a central hole diameter of 17mm. The middle stepped area on the brake line has a diameter of 16mm so it will inset into the washer and the rear collar stops it slipping through.

 

Cut out a section of the washer so it can slip over the brakeline, locate this washer behind the retaining tab on the strut, then insert the spring clip on the other side. You also need to file away about 1mm on each inner side of the retaining clips to make them wide enough to slip over the line.

 

 

Shot at 2011-02-14

[styler]

those circlips aren't factory though...

factory is a spring plate clip which is probably compatible

with the new style fitting, it's a large u plate with bent

legs and a lip on the body to pull and push with some grips/pliers.

not sure if you have been through this already though, just in case

you haven't... maybe find some wider factory clips or widen std ones?

 

yeah I'm not a fan of slotting the mount after a

few push pulls its going to snap buts it seems really common

vs undoing the lines everytime, wonder if theres a better way...

Edited February 14, 2011 by styler

[parrot]

No the circlip is different to the spring clip you mention, and is found on the factory lines. You can see it on the photo above where the two lines are compared. Basically it's only function seems to be to stop the line pushing through the locating tab mounted to the strut. as it is physically too big. Without it, the factory line would also be mobile, as the Goodridge line was. This modified washer takes its role, as the factory circlip is physically too small.

 

The factory spring plate clip is still used, as per factory on the other side of the locating tab. You do however need to remove about a millimetre on the inner edge, both sides, to make the aperture wide enough to slide over the Goodridge fitting.

[Felix]

My '87 E32 has a good setup. On the strut it has a C-shaped opening and the brake hoses (as well as ABS and pad-wear sensor wires) have a rubber grommet on them. Takes a matter of seconds to clip and unclip the brake hoses and wires from the struts.

[parrot]

Yes, my Renault has a similar setup that simply clips on.

 

This is how it ended up looking

 

 

Shot at 2011-02-16

 

 

Shot at 2011-02-16