Is copper brake pipe universal?

[Ducked]

Could probably get some in Taiwan but it'll be a lot easier to find here in the UK (they have it in Halfords for example), so I thought I might take some back, as long as there are no gotcha's re compatibility.

My understanding is that this stuff is effectively universal. A bit of Googling suggests there is Imperial and metric pipe but the size difference is so small they are interchangeable.

Car is a 1986 Daihatsu Skywing. Pipes look OK externally but when I rebuilt the wheel cylinders and calipers they were full of rusty sludge. Since there wasn't much local corrosion it seems likely this came from inside the pipes.

 

[Trav]

Yes it is universal for normal diameter brake lines, the fittings must mach MM or SAE. Yours probably uses 3/16, make sure its copper/nickel not just copper.

Edit: Make sure you get the correct flaring tool and fittings, I suspect this one uses 10mm x 1.0 thread DIN/ISO bubble flares.

 

[The_Eric]

Originally Posted By: Trav
Yes it is universal for normal diameter brake lines, the fittings must mach MM or SAE. Yours probably uses 3/16, make sure its copper/nickel not just copper.

Edit: Make sure you get the correct flaring tool and fittings, I suspect this one uses 10mm x 1.0 thread DIN/ISO bubble flares.


That pretty much covers it...