Kodiak Hydraulic Brake Hose - 3/16" Male Fittings w/ Stainless Flares - 1/8" ID - 18'

Kodiak Accessories and Parts - bh-3mfs-18

This flexible, rubber brake line acts as part of a trailer's hydraulic braking system. Stainless steel flares, brass fittings, and a high thread engagement help prevent splits, corrosion, and leaks. Includes 2 standard male flare nut fittings.

Features:

• Brake line connects hydraulic brake actuator to trailer brakes when used with additional lines, tees, and fittings (sold separately)
• Flexible design makes hose easier to install than a rigid steel brake line
• Stainless steel flares resist corrosion and are stronger than brass to reduce splitting
  • Ideal for boat trailers
• Deep threads improve connection to help prevent leaks
• Rubber hose meets DOT and SAE standards
• Brass, male swivel flare nut fittings on both ends
  • Swivels allow flare fittings to turn without the hose twisting
• Double-crimped brass ferrules securely clamp fittings to hose
• Open area on flare fittings lets you use a line wrench for better grip
  • Minimizes the risk of stripping threads

Specs:

• Hose length: 18'
  • With fittings: 18' 3"
• Hose inner diameter: 1/8"
• Fitting size: 3/16"
  • Thread size: 3/8"-24
• 3-Year limited warranty

Flexible Rubber Brake Hose

This Kodiak brake hose is made of rubber, making it a practical choice for a variety of applications. Because you can easily bend it, a rubber hose is simpler to work with than a rigid stainless steel brake line. This flexibility makes a rubber hose great for use with foldaway trailer tongues because it is less likely to kink or break when bent. In addition, rubber hoses allow for a wide range of motion so articulating parts can effectively function. These qualities make rubber hoses better suited than steel lines for trailers with torsion axle suspension systems and trailers that have disc brakes.

Stainless steel brake lines have braided exteriors, which can not only wear against exterior surfaces, but also against the interior lining of the hose if dirt gets underneath the steel braid. And if the braid on a stainless steel line tears, it can cut into the hose lining. The exterior surface of this hose is solid rubber, so there are no crevices for debris to enter.

Durable Fittings with Deep Threads

Kodiak brake hoses have corrosion-resistant brass fittings with stainless steel flares. These fittings have a gap built into them that allows room for a line wrench - also called a flare nut wrench - to slide over the line and down to the nut. This type of wrench grips the nut better than a standard open-ended wrench so there is less chance of stripping the threads as you tighten down the nut.

The stainless steel that is used to create the flares on this hose is stronger than brass. As a result, these fittings are more durable than ones made entirely of brass. The stainless flares are primarily designed to keep the fittings from splitting when you tighten them down, but they offer absolute rust protection as well.

Kodiak's fittings have deeper threads than many other fittings on the market to provide a higher thread engagement. Deeper threads offer an advantage when used with fittings that have the same thread depth. These Kodiak fittings will work with most fittings on the market, but when they're used with other Kodiak fittings, the result is a stronger connection with fewer leaks.

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