-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 3:10 PM
Subject: Brake Line Questions
>What's the best method for fitting a new
>brake line?
>Should I just bend by hand or is there a better way? Maybe this is common
>sense, but I know someone has done this before and I'm interested in any
>hints.
>Dan
>73 B
Dan,
There's a tool that will help you to bend the pipe without crimping it.
Probably find one at a local parts place. Your friend with the bubble flare
tool may well have one.
Another method is to fill the pipe with sand, soldering the ends shut, then
bend the pipe to fit. The sand prevents the pipe from collapsing.
When the pipe is the right shape, heat it up, remove the solder, blow the
pipe out real well & install.
Jim
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