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8 3/4 Axle identification Help
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 5:23 pm
by dtorres
Hello all,
Well Ive done some research and Im not able to figure this out. Need help identifying this axle. I know its a 8 3/4 but dont know the year. Im trying to replace the hard brake line but I got one that was too short to reach the breather hole. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Need brake line part number or year of this axle.
Re: 8 3/4 Axle identification Help
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:33 pm
by dodgeboykim
dtorres wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2018 5:23 pm
Hello all,
Well Ive done some research and Im not able to figure this out. Need help identifying this axle. I know its a 8 3/4 but dont know the year. Im trying to replace the hard brake line but I got one that was too short to reach the breather hole. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Need brake line part number or year of this axle.
Easiest way to deal with it is buy a good double flaring tool, Learn how to use it and make a new brake line from bulk line and fittings.
Re: 8 3/4 Axle identification Help
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:03 am
by Txas2step
Pretty sure all 8.75's in the d100's are the same size and location. Are you talking about the rubber hose? Just take the old one to the parts store...they will have it or can order one.
Re: 8 3/4 Axle identification Help
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:09 am
by dtorres
dodgeboykim wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:33 pm
dtorres wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2018 5:23 pm
Hello all,
Well Ive done some research and Im not able to figure this out. Need help identifying this axle. I know its a 8 3/4 but dont know the year. Im trying to replace the hard brake line but I got one that was too short to reach the breather hole. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Need brake line part number or year of this axle.
Easiest way to deal with it is buy a good double flaring tool, Learn how to use it and make a new brake line from bulk line and fittings.
Yeah that was my last option but I'm not sure if I'll use it again. Thanks for the reply!
Re: 8 3/4 Axle identification Help
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:11 am
by dtorres
Txas2step wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:03 am
Pretty sure all 8.75's in the d100's are the same size and location. Are you talking about the rubber hose? Just take the old one to the parts store...they will have it or can order one.
I already have the rubber hose, I'm talking about the hard pre-shapped brake line that is clipped on to the rear axle.
Re: 8 3/4 Axle identification Help
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:00 pm
by PwrWgnDrvr
U will never find that hard line NOS. Your only choices are used, make one yourself, or have one made. If the cost of the double flaring kit is a worry, then u won't be able to afford the other options. As Kim said, "the easiest way to deal with it is...."
Re: 8 3/4 Axle identification Help
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 3:22 pm
by dtorres
PwrWgnDrvr wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:00 pm
U will never find that hard line NOS. Your only choices are used, make one yourself, or have one made. If the cost of the double flaring kit is a worry, then u won't be able to afford the other options. As Kim said, "the easiest way to deal with it is...."
lol ok, well looks like I'll own some new tools then.
Re: 8 3/4 Axle identification Help
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 5:30 pm
by coelcanth
if money is tight, you can usually borrow the cheapest type of flaring tool from your local autozone or pepboys type shop.
basically you buy the tool and they will give you a full refund when you bring it back; it's their policy.
the tools they sell are pretty much the cheapest version though, and it is pretty tricky to get a good flare with it.
i bought one of these old style Imperial tools at the flea market or on ebay, and it works great. it has a 45 degree angle design cut in the horseshoe that keeps it from twisting, which was a problem i had with the cheapy tools. if you get a used tool, the tophat piece to make a double flare is often missing, but they are available new for a couple bucks.
you'll need one of these little aluminum benders too, but they're cheap
Re: 8 3/4 Axle identification Help
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:58 pm
by MadMC63
If you don't mind could you back up just a bit. What exactly happened to make you feel the line needed to be replaced?
Re: 8 3/4 Axle identification Help
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 10:46 pm
by dtorres
MadMC63 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:58 pm
If you don't mind could you back up just a bit. What exactly happened to make you feel the line needed to be replaced?
Just an overhaul of the rear axle, bearings and all. Might as well do the brake lines, the original ones look their age 50+ years. Ill try to clean up the lines but they look pretty bad.
Re: 8 3/4 Axle identification Help
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 10:57 pm
by dtorres
coelcanth wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2018 5:30 pm
if money is tight, you can usually borrow the cheapest type of flaring tool from your local autozone or pepboys type shop.
basically you buy the tool and they will give you a full refund when you bring it back; it's their policy.
the tools they sell are pretty much the cheapest version though, and it is pretty tricky to get a good flare with it.
i bought one of these old style Imperial tools at the flea market or on ebay, and it works great. it has a 45 degree angle design cut in the horseshoe that keeps it from twisting, which was a problem i had with the cheapy tools. if you get a used tool, the tophat piece to make a double flare is often missing, but they are available new for a couple bucks.
you'll need one of these little aluminum benders too, but they're cheap
Thanks I just seen that at O-Reilley auto parts. Ill give that a shot first and if it doesnt work out Ill just buy the set. Money is an issue but its more like a budget im trying to stay within. Still need to axle flip and cnotch, then sending my font axle to sids...wheels, tires, brakes etc etc
Re: 8 3/4 Axle identification Help
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:14 pm
by dodgeboykim
Tools are for life. I have had my Grey double flaring tool and small tubing cutter for better part of 40 years. Its got me out of a bind countless times and fabricated new lines many times over. Indispensable tool in my book if your working on old stuff.
Re: 8 3/4 Axle identification Help
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:49 pm
by dtorres
dodgeboykim wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:14 pm
Tools are for life. I have had my Grey double flaring tool and small tubing cutter for better part of 40 years. Its got me out of a bind countless times and fabricated new lines many times over. Indispensable tool in my book if your working on old stuff.
Very true, theres always a good reason to buy more tools
Re: 8 3/4 Axle identification Help
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:47 am
by MadMC63
I removed my lines and cleaned them with a wire wheel then clear coated them. Would have been nicer with polished stainless but turned out OK. Pictures are kind of crappy.