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Need Help Today. Brake Y Fitting Stripped And Bringing Jeep To A New Home. Need Another One..

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by 2500hd, Oct 8, 2020.

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  1. 2500hd

    2500hd Member

    Hi Guys,
    I stripped the last of my y fittings. Locally no one has them.
    Is there another work around that an autozone or another distributor has them?
    My plan was to trailer up the jeep tomorrow to its new home in the country.
    I am near NJ.
    Thanks!
     
    2500hd, Oct 8, 2020
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  2. ITLKSEZ

    ITLKSEZ Hope for the best, prepare for the worst

    We might need a little more to go on than just “Y fitting”

    Brakes?
     
    ITLKSEZ, Oct 8, 2020
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  3. 2500hd

    2500hd Member

    Sorry. I was rushing.
    Yes brakes.
    Here is the information.

    Crown
    Master cylinder outlet Y fitting -A557 banjo.jpg
     
    2500hd, Oct 8, 2020
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  4. 2500hd

    2500hd Member

    If I can't get that part today, is there another way to upgrade to a dual master cylinder that I can get today?
    Thanks for all the help guys.
     
    2500hd, Oct 8, 2020
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  5. jpflat2a

    jpflat2a what's that noise?

    Maybe I'm missing something here.
    I don't see working brakes as an issue if you're trailering the Jeep to another location.
     
    jpflat2a, Oct 8, 2020
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  6. 2500hd

    2500hd Member

    I would like to get them working for this weekends adventure. I've been wrenching for months for this weekend and this happens.
    Thanks
     
    2500hd, Oct 8, 2020
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  7. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    Any repair shop near you that you could ask if they might happen to have that fitting?
     
    Glenn, Oct 8, 2020
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  8. 2500hd

    2500hd Member

    Coudn't source any in time. But he is trying a single line from the master cylinder to a t.
    Thanks
     
    2500hd, Oct 8, 2020
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  9. FinoCJ

    FinoCJ 1970 CJ5 Staff Member

    I am not sure about the later cj single res systems, but on the 58 wagon that Y-fitting has 2 different size lines going out of it: a smaller (1/4"?) line that goes directly to the LF, and then the normal (5/16?") that goes around to the rest of the system....not hard to work around, but something to be aware of and check? Would mean finding the right T-block with different size ports....
     
    FinoCJ, Oct 8, 2020
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  10. timgr

    timgr We stand on the shoulders of giants. 2022 Sponsor

    If it's a Crown part, the Crown warehouse in Canton MA may have it or know where you could get it more locally. They only sell direct in-state, but Quadratec is their biggest account for Crown stuff. If the warehouse has it, maybe you could buy it through Quadratec and the warehouse could drop-ship it to you overnight.

    crownautooutlet Call them.

    Another source might be Inline Tube Inline Tube | Preformed Lines, Brake Products, DIY & Restoration Parts You'd have to tell them exactly what you want, since they won't have it by the Jeep PN A557.

    Several places have it by the Jeep PN: Jeep A557 - Bing Likely any of these places will ship it to you overnight if they have stock and you are willing to pay the shipping cost.
     
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    timgr, Oct 8, 2020
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  11. 2500hd

    2500hd Member

    Thanks for the information. Are the y fittings normally so soft? I went throught 4 of them and stripped them all.
    Does one manufacture have a better one?
    Thanks
     
    2500hd, Oct 8, 2020
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  12. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    4 of them? You sure something isn't metric? Like the brake line fitting maybe?
     
    Glenn, Oct 8, 2020
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  13. timgr

    timgr We stand on the shoulders of giants. 2022 Sponsor

    If the question was addressed to me, I have no idea. The oldest Jeep I've owned was a 1973, and I bought that new.
     
    timgr, Oct 8, 2020
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  14. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    Since new brake lines can be bought at parts stores in both s.a.e. and metric maybe metric got inadvertently used?
     
    Glenn, Oct 8, 2020
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  15. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    Some of the new stuff, fittings and such isn't real great in the quality department so it could just be simply junk fittings, can't argue that fact.
     
    Glenn, Oct 8, 2020
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  16. timgr

    timgr We stand on the shoulders of giants. 2022 Sponsor

    There are both metric and SAE fittings that use the same common 3/16" brake tubing. Very close. All of the replacement tubing on my VW is nominally of fractional dimension (3/16" OD). The nuts are metric thread though.

    Though I meant the OP's question, Glenn (y)
     
    timgr, Oct 8, 2020
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  17. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    :beer:
    I knew that was what you meant, I was just running my thought by you, and assuming he would also read it.
     
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    Glenn, Oct 8, 2020
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  18. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    If I remember right they will start to thread together, metric and SAE.
     
    Glenn, Oct 8, 2020
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  19. 2500hd

    2500hd Member

    I bought all the parts from cjjeepparts.com All new brakes hoses master cylinder.
    Thanks
     
    2500hd, Oct 8, 2020
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  20. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    When did the Y get stripped? Was it ok until you tightened it? Did it go together easy or kind of hard to screw together?
     
    Glenn, Oct 8, 2020
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