1960s Rear brake hose for 1966 Cadillac

[Gary McKinney]

I'm trying to find the correct rear brake hose for my 1966 Eldorado.  Everything that local parts stores list are incorrect in that they do not have the tee fitting attached to the hose.  Does anyone know a correct part number and source for this hose?  Thanks.

[Julien Abrahams]

Gary,
I am pretty sure I got mine at Rockauto.
But are you referring to the tee that that hose connects to and left and right rear steel brake lines connect to? Because that is a separate piece and not part of the hose.

[Gary McKinney]

That's interesting.  The tee connection on mine is attached to the rubber hose, and it looks like the factory original hose. 

[TJ Hopland]

Later they did go to that style so maybe some quality time on a site like rock auto trying different years and models you can find one with the block included and the correct threads and length?  If you click on the info button many times there will be a page giving details like the length and thread sizes.

An almost 60 year old brake hose?  Hopefully no one was attempting to stop this car with the brake pedal. 

[Gary McKinney]

Later they did go to that style so maybe some quality time on a site like rock auto trying different years and models you can find one with the block included and the correct threads and length?  If you click on the info button many times there will be a page giving details like the length and thread sizes.

An almost 60 year old brake hose?  Hopefully no one was attempting to stop this car with the brake pedal. 

I had the entire braking system redone several years ago and silicone brake fluid installed.  I never personally inspected the work, and the brakes still work fine.  I don't know why the front hoses were replaced, and still look new, while the rear hose was not.  All wheel cylinders still look new, the fluid is nice and clear, it's just that rear hose that's bugging me. 

[Gary McKinney]

Another mystery solved.  My mechanic was mistaken about the brake line.  I went by there today and we put the car up in the air and took a close look at that hose, and the tee fitting is definitely a separate piece as has been suggested here. That makes replacement a lot easier!  Thanks Julien and TJ for your help. 

[Julien Abrahams]

Another mystery solved . No probleem. Good luck. I need to redo all the brake lines, so no brakes yet... Give it time.

[James Landi]

"An almost 60 year old brake hose?  Hopefully no one was attempting to stop this car with the brake pedal."

Quoting from TJ to urge everyone to REPLACE old brake hoses... they may look fine on the outside, but OLD ones often COLLAPSE on the inside and LOCK the brake shoes or brake pads...  don't roll the dice, please.  James