Busted My Brake Pipe
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01-06-2012, 03:12 PM
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With the right tools (like the ones I linked to) making a brake line is trivial.
I find it easiest, as mentioned, for some lines to put the fitting on one end, flare it, install it snug but so the tubing can still rotate in the fitting some, route/bend it correctly, then remove it and cut, attach the fitting and flare.
I find it easiest, as mentioned, for some lines to put the fitting on one end, flare it, install it snug but so the tubing can still rotate in the fitting some, route/bend it correctly, then remove it and cut, attach the fitting and flare.
The more of them you do, the easier it becomes, especially with the better tools. Getting the length and the curves just right usually does not occur on the very first attempt.
After looking at the site, Federal Hill trading company, it appears that there may be a problem trying to mate some of the more generic ones with what we have, since the fittings do seem to have minor varitions in configuration from the ISO to the others.
A brake system is not where you want a mismatch in fittings.
Last edited by Danny Lee 97 Disco; 01-06-2012 at 03:15 PM.
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01-06-2012, 05:29 PM
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