Clutch Hose installed.. leaky

[marky0140]

So I got my old clutch hose out and had to actually cut it out, as it was pinned between the brake line and the firewall. Then I installed the new one which came bent the wrong angles, but close so it just needed some help bending. Now, I've got good pressure in the clutch and everything fits, but its leaking just a tiny bit from the master threads, maybe the slave threads and the bleeder valve (the small outer most screw on the ax15 as the other parts were seized). I've got a few solutions floating around in my head. My options are

1) Unscrew them all, reattach with locktite and rebleed

2) Torque tighter, i'm not sure exactly how tight to torque them, they are on fairly delicate hosing that i didn't want to risk twisting and breaking.

3)apply a topical sealant to the outside of all the attachments, and locktite the bleed valve.

 

I'm a little worried that the seals where the metal hose ends meet the slave and master are just shot like the old hose was, but there is enough pressure that I think a relatively quick fix would be possible. I'm thinking that i need to at the very least reseat the hose ends inside the master and slave to make sure they meet properly with the seals but I'm not entirely sure of to the interior of the female parts of the system.

[Wildman]

I'll choose door #3

 

If I remember right, the fittings are brass, and the master housing is cast alum, so......you can only torque so much before you have a much bigger problem :eek:

 

You could also have a slight cross thread to the fittings.

 

I know......do it twice.......but, using teflon tape and a good thread sealant should do the trick, I wouldn't use any lock-tite for this type of fitting.

 

I'm not entirely sure of to the interior of the female parts of the system.

 

Yea, a lot of us don't know anything about that either :hmm:

 

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