1940TORPEDO Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I lost brakes on my Pontiac and replaced the master cylinder. Got it all back together and in the process of bleeding the system I noticed I had a leak. Figured it was one of the sealing washers. Turns out the banjo fitting is cracked. One port is inverted flare the other appears to regular flare or possibly pipe thread. I looked in my CPR catalog but didn't see any and they are closed today. Know of anyone that might have these? 1940 PONTIAC TORPEDO C body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke01 Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 I thought I had a spare but the threads on one side were buggered. Try NAPA . Zeke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Try a brake shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArticiferTom Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 The Filling Station catalog pg 235 . My be there supplier can lead you to double ended . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Just install a Tee for double connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1940TORPEDO Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 Thanks for looking Zeke. I've tried all over Amarillo and I did find one that was close but not exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 You can try Godman Hi-Performance, 901-382-7404, they are brake system specialists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1940TORPEDO Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) 6 minutes ago, 46 woodie said: You can try Godman Hi-Performance, 901-382-7404, they are brake system specialists. Thank you, I will give them a shout tomorrow and try Napa Edited June 5, 2016 by 1940TORPEDO (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Apparently Mercurys from that time frame used a similar 90 deg banjo, and repros of that are available, but I don't know if it fits your application. It is not identical. I'd suggest a Google search for vintage brake parts and a lot of phone calls. Unfortunately, you'll need to wade through a lot of brake shoe and wheel cylinder vendors. This appears to be a specific OEM part and is not readily available. It's certainly easy to cobble together a functional equivalent, but if you want an exact repro for appearance reasons, you have a quest in front of you. NAPA and the usual sources for brass hydraulic fittings are unlikely to have a match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1940TORPEDO Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 I found this one local. It is not quite 90 degrees and both the holes are inverted flare and is 3/16 instead of 1/4. I can make it work without any issues. Just would prefer to have the correct one. One port is for the stop lamp switch and from what I have heard is all the older pressure switches do not last with the newer synthetic Brake fluid. So it might be easier to just cap the one port and just use the one port for the rear brakes and add a mechanical stop lamp switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Buy a correct stoplight switch from NAPA it will last ok. It is the old NOS NORS ones that fail with silicone brake fluid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1940TORPEDO Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 On 6/5/2016 at 10:17 AM, 46 woodie said: You can try Godman Hi-Performance, 901-382-7404, they are brake system specialists. They did not have them. I made the one I found work. will continue looking for the correct one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanFJ1 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Oh my god! I literally just had the exact same problem, but the housing cracked when I was trying to screw in the stop switch. I was so annoyed that you could not believe it. I guess it's a common problem for these things and it's actually good it cracked when I noticed it, not in the middle of the traffic. Happened on 1960 Lincoln Continental. Ordered new part from here https://thirdgenauto.com/product/1939-1940-ford-brake-master-cylinder-outlet-fitting/ Lets hope it's going to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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