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Nugg's Brakeline Baking
By: NUGGETT Date: January 5, 2012, 2:30 pm
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This isn't really a 'how to' topic, more of a tale of a job that
isn't that difficult or honerous.
A couple of years ago I made all my brake lines; having made
them I fitted them and being a twat put some grease on the pipe
to stop the union welding itself to the copper pipe some time in
the future. I say twat, becasue I used copper grease and it had
exactly the opposite effect; so when I came to change a wheel
cylinder, swap flexi's and make one pipe yesterday, I had some
more to make.......
and they happened to be the bastard ones that bend around the
back plate.
So:
gather equipment: (copper pipe, a decent pipe cutter, unions and
a half decent flaring tool)
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cut pipe to the right length and 'tidy up' the cut ends as much
as you want ( I don't do too much, I just take my time with the
pipe cutter) It certainly helps to blow through the pipe with
what ever is avaliable - air line or other.
Flare Pipe ( method varies depending on tool)
It also helps if, when using this type , that your vice isn't
fucked! :oops:
So Improvise....
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Remember to put a union on both ends beofre flaring!
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In this case the pipe shape needs to stay circular and I just
use a bar to bend the pipe around to get the right angles to fit
the application.
and the application being such thats its a sod to fit when the
wheel cylinders are in situ, well certainly the bottom wheel
cylinder anyway.
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It's satifsfying if nothing else and having the stuff 'in the
larder' makes brake work a little less of a pig if on a sunday
you find you need a pipe.
#Post#: 614--------------------------------------------------
Re: Nugg's Brakeline Baking
By: NUGGETT Date: January 5, 2012, 2:34 pm
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....an update/top tip
If constructing long lines ( like the sort on an 80 that bend
and wind around the chassis) or any lines really, a great tip is
to tape the union to the flare at each end before carrying out
any pipe bending.
Thanks Luke!!! :lol:
.....cos enthusiam can sometimes get in the way of a good job
and 90degree bends expertly executed with the union the wrong
side of it; bo........llox!
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