Brake upgrades

[gmc502]

But do the threads go all the way to the tip?

I asked about an inverted flare.

 

[gmc502]

well I got the master,its big,maybe 3" longer,it hits the radiator hose,think I can shorten it by the radiator and make it fit.will be reflaring my lines w/ the new fittings tomorrow,hope this is worth the effort.

 

[torqued2dmax]

well I got the master,its big,maybe 3" longer,it hits the radiator hose,think I can shorten it by the radiator and make it fit.will be reflaring my lines w/ the new fittings tomorrow,hope this is worth the effort.

I see rock auto is out of the AC 2011 power brake booster , did you get one of those also ?

 

[gmc502]

I got ac1741190 from amazon

 

[Dozerboy]

well I got the master,its big,maybe 3" longer,it hits the radiator hose,think I can shorten it by the radiator and make it fit.will be reflaring my lines w/ the new fittings tomorrow,hope this is worth the effort.

Give us some photos please. I don't have much room around my 3" hot side pipe and my stock master.

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[torqued2dmax]

I got ac1741190 from amazon

Yes I see you got the 2011 master , I was wondering about the power brake booster , did you get a new one of those of the 2011 vintage to go with the master cylinder ?

 

[gmduramax]

well I got the master,its big,maybe 3" longer,it hits the radiator hose,think I can shorten it by the radiator and make it fit.will be reflaring my lines w/ the new fittings tomorrow,hope this is worth the effort.

I didn’t think it was any longer than my factory one. I’m going to check the length on the 04 I have sitting at the house.

 

[gmc502]

Yes I see you got the 2011 master , I was wondering about the power brake booster , did you get a new one of those of the 2011 vintage to go with the master cylinder ?

not yet,trying 1 thing at a time.

 

[torqued2dmax]

not yet,trying 1 thing at a time.

It will be interesting to see if the 2002 37mm bore power brake booster , that is oem in your truck, will accept the 2011 38.1mm master cylinder . Let us know ! You may be needing to replace the power brake booster with a 2011 .

 

[gmc502]

It will be interesting to see if the 2002 37mm bore power brake booster , that is oem in your truck, will accept the 2011 38.1mm master cylinder . Let us know ! You may be needing to replace the power brake booster with a 2011 .

oh its gonna except it,come this far,tomorrow I'll put the new fittings on my brake lines.Tat will be tough,not a lot of room to work.

 

[gmc502]

so I got it installed today,heres some pics of what I bought,made/modified.
heres the fittings
then old fittings beside unmodded ones,sorry,didn't take pics of the finished ones,but the look like the 2002 fittings

 

[gmc502]

heres the comparison of old verses new,new one is 2 5/8" longer.

 

[gmc502]

I had these 2 flaring kits,,there designed for tight spaces,if you look close,you can see the tool is installed on 1 of the lines.
also,gotta love gm,the brake lines are a touch bigger than 6mm,made for installing the flare tool a bit touchy,a little sanding w/ Emory cloth and it was good to go

 

[gmc502]

one line down,harder line to make up next.needed to straighten the line a little to get the flaring tool on.
btw,this line is tough,standard flaring set up could be a biotch to use.

 

[gmc502]

like I'd said,master was gonna hit the upper radiator hose,this pic shows how much I trimmed off the engine side,basically cut the hose one the clamp line thats towards the radiator.

 

[gmc502]

plenty of room now.

 

[gmc502]

now ,was it all worth it.time will tell,I need to get thru the winter on these brakes which are toast.
but at least my truck stops again.
spring time will be the big test,when everything is new,again

 

[torqued2dmax]

now ,was it all worth it.time will tell,I need to get thru the winter on these brakes which are toast.
but at least my truck stops again.
spring time will be the big test,when everything is new,again

Good job , glad to see you got it back together , nice pics and you got the hard part done if you ever want to do the 2011 power brake booster down the road . Let us know how it feels compared to the old one when the roads get better . Thanks for keeping us informed !

 

[malibu795]

I wonder is the MC off the GMT455 truck would fit.... they had a 40mm disc/disc MC
M2754 through autozone

 

[Chevy1925]

I wonder is the MC off the GMT455 truck would fit.... they had a 40mm disc/disc MC

M2754 through autozone

Just don’t wanna go too big or you get a rock hard pedal and not much stopping power