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new master cylinder with wrong fitting..need help

Old Oct 9, 2008 | 09:14 PM
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new master cylinder with wrong fitting..need help

I have a 1988 camaro with a 305 tbi. nothing special! my brake master cylinder went out so i ordered one from pepboys. when i got it I bench bled it and put it in. when i went to put the lines on they would not fit. i took it back off and noticed a problem not only were they they wrong size they have an "AN" fitting inside not an inverted flare like the old one did. I have ordered other from other places and they are all the same. i ran into this same problem with my brake hoses but fixed it with a fitting. please help. what is wrong with my car? am i the only one that has had this? if you need pics i can post some.
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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Re: new master cylinder with wrong fitting..need help

It's not an AN fitting it's a metric bubble flare, and it's correct for 1988.
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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Re: new master cylinder with wrong fitting..need help

no that is what i need sorry i thought it was called an inverted flare. but the one they all have takes a line like the one in this pic.Name:  12C2.jpg
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 09:42 PM
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Re: new master cylinder with wrong fitting..need help

Yes, those are bubble flares, and they're what an 88 is supposed to have.
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 09:57 PM
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Re: new master cylinder with wrong fitting..need help

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Yes, those are bubble flares, and they're what an 88 is supposed to have.
ok cool. well i have a one of a kind car then lol...they have double flared lines all throughout the car. and the old master cylinder have the double flares also... this is the old mc.. any ideas?..

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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 10:33 PM
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Re: new master cylinder with wrong fitting..need help

Try an M/C for an 82.
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 10:53 PM
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ok cool thanks!
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