Brakes staying pressurized on 1953 Chrysler New Yorker

[Los_Control]

11 minutes ago, Dodgeb4ya said:

No one would do any "DOT" brake hose work. Liability iissue.

That would make sense. Here in farming country, small town we have  hydraulic hose shops everywhere. I wonder if they would make a brake hose for a automobile?

[knuckleharley]

4 minutes ago, Los_Control said:

That would make sense. Here in farming country, small town we have  hydraulic hose shops everywhere. I wonder if they would make a brake hose for a automobile?

It happens every day. If they use pressure hose,there are no liability issues. Since these people are professions running businesses,they are doing it professionally.

[Los_Control]

As a consumer I would be totally fine with it. A bad hose on some farm equipment could be just as dangerous as a bad brake line on a car. They need to produce a quality product.

But when talking DOT we are talking government regulations and a whole new set of rules.

 

When I first bought my project truck I asked about making the rubber lines for me. The reply was a simple we don't make them. I never asked why. I just assumed was to small of hose and they work with larger lines.

 

When @Dodgeb4ya mentioned DOT, was like a light bulb turning on. Maybe a Farmer in his barn would make one and I would use it ... A real business with a store front and liability, they may not be willing to take the risk.

I could see government requiring a special license & conditions to be DOT approved.

The Hydraulic hose shops are making  a living with farm and construction equipment, plenty of stationary hydraulic equipment, They don't need the headache or hassle to deal with DOT. Leave it for specialty shops.

57 minutes ago, knuckleharley said:

It happens every day

 

[knuckleharley]

10 hours ago, Dodgeb4ya said:

Here in the Seattle area I have tried a couple times to gave a special sized brake hose custom made for a MoPar Brake Autostop.

No one would do any "DOT" brake hose work. Liability iissue. That was 30 years ago.

Never bothered to try again.☹

You can go to practically any farm tractor or heavy equipment garage and get new hydraulic hoses made to your specifications. Or should be able to,anywhay. After all,if they can make hydraulic hoses for some of the monster bulldozers and combines of today,and wheel cylinder hose for a car shouldn't be a challenge.

 

There is nothing mystical about this crap. It's all about PSI. Just make sure to take your old hose with you when you go in so they can match it perfectly.

 

Call around and ask.

Edited October 21, 2020 by knuckleharley

[kencombs]

13 hours ago, knuckleharley said:

You can go to practically any farm tractor or heavy equipment garage and get new hydraulic hoses made to your specifications. Or should be able to,anywhay. After all,if they can make hydraulic hoses for some of the monster bulldozers and combines of today,and wheel cylinder hose for a car shouldn't be a challenge.

 

There is nothing mystical about this crap. It's all about PSI. Just make sure to take your old hose with you when you go in so they can match it perfectly.

 

Call around and ask.

 

The only issue with having them made up in my experience is the lack of fittings.  A lot of the brake specific fittings are just not stocked by most ag/industrial shops.   It's not that they are not available, the shops just don't stock them.  And, 1/4" is the smallest most stock and a lot of brake lines are 3/16.   Bulk hose or adequate strength is not an issue, just availability of fittings.

 

 

 

[Dodgeb4ya]

Wish we had farm and AG stores in Seattle..now days.just low life homeless and protestors.

Back in the 60's, 70's and 80's there were plenty of industrial places to get what you needed for your projects...today not much left.

No OEM brake hoses to be made in Seattle.