{"product_id":"brass-push-to-connect-plc-male-connector-1-2-tube-x-1-4-npt-dot-air-brake-fitting-177-13b688b","title":"Brass Push-to-Connect (PLC) Male Connector - 1\/2\" Tube x 1\/4\" NPT DOT Air Brake Fitting 177.13B688B","description":"\u003cp\u003eKeep the air where it belongs with this \u003cstrong\u003eBrass Push-to-Connect (PLC) Male Connector\u003c\/strong\u003e distributed by FleetPro Parts \u0026amp; Tires. It ties \u003cstrong\u003e1\/2 in DOT air brake tubing\u003c\/strong\u003e straight into a \u003cstrong\u003e1\/4 in male NPT\u003c\/strong\u003e port with one firm push — no flaring tool, no compression sleeve, no special dies on the side of the road. A weeping or cracked fitting on a brake circuit is the kind of fault that never fixes itself: the compressor cycles all day, the low-air buzzer finds you on a grade, and an audible leak on a brake line is exactly what puts a truck out of service at the scale. We stock these heavily right here in our Hanover Park, Illinois warehouse to ensure lightning-fast shipping for fleets, diesel repair shops, and owner-operators nationwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eLeak-Free Air Lines: The Brass PLC Male Connector Advantage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis fitting is built with a \u003cstrong\u003ebrass body and collet\u003c\/strong\u003e, and that detail is what separates a fitting you install once from one you fight again next winter. Brass does not scale up and seize the way plated steel does after a few seasons of road salt and washdowns, and it does not go brittle like the plastic collets used on economy fittings. 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