What's The Best Way to Bend Brake Tubes?, Without the bending tool. |
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What's The Best Way to Bend Brake Tubes?, Without the bending tool. |
7TPorsh |
Jan 26 2011, 12:39 PM
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7T Porsh Group: Members Posts: 2,691 Joined: 27-March 06 From: Glendale Ca Member No.: 5,782 Region Association: Southern California |
I didn't want to spend $30 plus for a front caliper line so I bot a straight line with fittings at autozone for $5 and want to bend it myself. I don;t want to buy a tool since I really won't have a lot of use for it after this.
It's the S shaped line in the early brakes. Two opposite 90 degree bends. |
jcd914 |
Jan 26 2011, 03:46 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 8,684 Region Association: Northern California |
The smart thing is to buy the tool but ...
Because I am a CSOB I have come up with ways to do many things without buying tools. You take a block of wood (2"x2"x4") the harder the better. Take a drill bit slightly smaller than the OD of your brake line. With the bit in a drill you use the side of the bit to cut a groove from the 4" side to side to the adjacent 2" side in a nice smooth arc. You can then the groove and bend the tubing over the block of wood. The tight fit in the groove and the smooth arc of the groove will help keep from kinking the tubing. Just my $0.02 (all a CSOB like me is willing to part with) Jim |
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