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Old 5th November 2012, 07:16 AM
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Just so I've got this right, Sierra brake lines are 3/16 but with a metric M10 1.0 fitting on the ends right? Seems an odd combo of imperial and metric...

Also, any reasons not to salvage the pipe fittings from the donor and use them with new pipework?
*Shrug*, the diameter of 4.8 mm looks metric enough to me!

Brake line fittings cost just a bit more than normal nuts and bolts, you'd spend just around £5 for all new shiny fittings. So, same reason why you use new bolts where you can.
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