[JimWoo50]

I had difficulty getting the an fittings supplied by Vans to thread in more than three threads. Van's says this normal but I have my doubts as to whether they will form a tight enough seal. Any other builders have this dilemma?

 

[Dave_Boxall]

Ours are exactly the same. There seem to be only two options - live with it or use an 1/8 inch NPT die to cut down the fittings slightly. I've not filled the brakes yet, but all the other RV's I've looked at seem the same.

Dave

 

[mgomez]

Mine were tight, too

Mine were a bear to install, too. I applied a teflon sealant (don't remember the name, got it at Home Depot) to the threads, then torqued the daylights out of it.

My master cylinders were installed already, so I put an adjustable wrench on the cylinders to take the torque, then wreneched on the fittings until I couldn't turn them without applying a ridiculous amount of torque.

If you haven't installed the cylinders on the pedals yet, I recommend you clamp them in a vise to install the fittings. I wasn't able to find a recommended torque value anywhere.

Cheers,
Martin