Put an appropriately sized coil spring around it first. This will
protect it from kinking as you bend it. NAPA etc sell generic, straight
lengths of brake line encased in springs for this reason. The spring
acts as a guide to form curves not kinks.
On Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at 05:45 PM, Triumphs@Autox.team.net daily
digest wrote:
> Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 15:56:01 -0400
> From: ZoboHerald@aol.com
> Subject: Re: Bending brake lines
>
> In a message dated 5/19/2004 3:14:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> dwillner@ptd.net writes:
>
>> I'm re-rebuilding my master this week and want to put some new lines
>> in. The
>> one from the mc to the fluid tank has some good size bends in it. Not
>> having
>> bent this tubing before, is there an easy way to do this to avoid
>> damaging
>> it or to make it go easier? Txs
>
>
> Just bend it around something solid, like a piece of pipe or beer
> bottle ;-) or whatever is handy and about the right diameter for the
> bend you seek.
>
> - --Andy Mace
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