fb97xj1

I would like to find another of this fitting, and i may have, but i am not sure if i found the right one.




This is the short factory brake line from the proportioning valve to the rear of the vehicle. The threads are 3/8-24, and takes a 10mmx1.0 TN24 brake line fitting. I found an Edelman female connector on Rockauto, but is it the right one?

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...55144&jsn=1065

The threads are the same, but what does the "x 1/8" Female Pipe Thread" mean? Specifically, the 1/8" part. There are no pics of the other side of that fitting, so i have no clue if its flat like the factory one or not. I am trying to match the factory as match as possible here, and this is the only connector i found so far that looks like it might be it.

Thanks.

dave1123

You didn't. That's a connector that has 3/8-24 inverted flare fitting on one end and 1/8 female taper pipe thread on the other. What are you trying to accomplish? Are you replacing that pipe and nut or are you looking for something to attach it to? It looks to me like you need a tubing nut which you can probably find at NAPA with a little help from the counter guys.

American taper pipe thread is hard to understand for some people. The pipe size was determined by the internal diameter of iron pipe back in the 20's when iron pipe was made thick. 1/8 iron pipe is about 3/8 OD. 1/4 is about 1/2 OD. 1/2 is almost 7/8 OD. And on and on. 3/8 pipe is the oddball and not used very much.

FunkyDuck

Are the threads good? I just did my rear brake line and thought I stripped that same piece. I couldn’t find it, or it’s fittings, at any auto parts stores. A couple of employees suggested cutting the tube to get the fittings off and putting them on a new piece of brake line. I ended up not needing to replace that piece, but my next option was to try to find it at a junk yard. Hope you can find it.

also, I stripped the threads in my proportioning valve trying to put that piece back in so be gentle. I Teflon taped the crap out of it and stopped the leaking, fingers crossed it holds up 🥴

fb97xj1

Thanks, Dave.The plan was new line, new fitting. Just because. Electroplating or polishing crossed my mind, but if i can find a new one, ill take it. I see Dorman sells a pre-bent brake line kit that includes that exact fitting, so someone still makes it. Ill see if NAPA can track one down for me. Until then, i wont be cutting this one up.

Ralph77

Is that the small line that is off the proportioning valve that has maybe 2 bends, 90 degrees I believe, that the long rear brake line attaches too?
I ask because when I did the long rear line in the '00, replaced with nicopp line, I opted to not replace the short line.
It was fine.
What I did have to do was buy an adapter to connect what I replaced to that.
I was thinking I could have just taken that short line out of the equation and just
used the adapter right in the proportioning valve.
But opted not too.

fb97xj1

Yes. Thats the line. Using other means is doable, but i want to replicate the factory setup, using all new parts. If i have to, i will clean up the old one and reuse that.

I tried AZ, Advance, even Pepboys. Tractor Supply and Ace. It is nowhere to be found. NAPA doesnt have it, and cant get it. It is not in any of thier books. Dorman uses that same line and exact fitting in thier pre-bent brake line kit, and from what i have seen, that is the ONLY place it seems to exist. NAPA came to the same conclusion. And that line is not available on its own. It has to come from somewhere.

The dealer was just as lost as i. The line is shown in the 97-98 parts catalog, but there is no part # for them to go by. It is labeled "non serviceable" in the catalog. So the question now is where Dorman is getting it?

Maybe i can use a cap, and just drill it out in the press. Then chamfer the edges for the flare. Do what my stepdad does when he cant find something he wants. He makes it.

Ralph77

Do you have ABS?
Thinking no.
So I think the part number is 52128170

https://www.factorychryslerparts.com.../52128170.html

Quick search seems it is a discontinued part.

Oh and just in case here is the part number for that fitting I used.
WH 1441

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/WH_1...wordInput=1441

fb97xj1

No ABS. And yes, thats the line. Thanks for the part #. Atleast now i know it WAS a serviceable item.

Ralph77

Here is something I am a little confused about.
I found this number in one of my parts catalogs.
Took me all of 2 minutes.
I think you need to deal with a different counter guy at the Jeep Dealership.
Or a different one all together. LOL.

fb97xj1

My 97-98 parts catalog does not have a part # for that one. The only lines it has a part # for are the two from the master to the proportioning valve. The rest are grouped together as item 5, which reads "Tube, Steel, .187 25 Foot Roll (NOT SERVICED)". Not very helpful. The fitting i am dealing with is pointed to specifically as item 6, but no part # for that either. It reads "UNION, Brake Line Repair, (NOT SERVICED)". Its strange that the other fitting on that line (which i can find everywhere) is also labeled "(NOT SERVICED)".

Ill give the dealer the part # and see if they can find it. If not, i found another fitting that might work, but still waiting for the seller to get back to me.

Ralph77

We must have different parts catalogs.