What's The Best Way to Bend Brake Tubes?, Without the bending tool. Options

[7TPorsh]

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.

[underthetire]

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch...q=tubing+bender

Not worth trying without one. I used the 4.99 one ( think it was one of those on sale for 1.99 items) worked well for 5/16 brake line.

[detoxcowboy]

quote name='underthetire' date='Jan 26 2011, 01:20 PM' post='1422779']
http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch...q=tubing+bender

Not worth trying without one. I used the 4.99 one ( think it was one of those on sale for 1.99 items) worked well for 5/16 brake line.
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) just saw one tonight at ace hardware, $4.99. It makes the job alot easier and ends up looking alot cleaniner and uniform, without out it you going to makew bends you do not need, or that come out long or short so the rebend to make the line fit and reach just starts looking fugly and then alll that and when you go to secure it with the tabs along the body your going to fight it again in places. Get the tool make less bend and cleaner bends..

for $4.99 you do not even have to keep it, they are aluminum.. recylce it

oh and the $4.99 one has a big round end and a small round end, forget about the size pipe is says for each end, both ends work as a guide, and you will need both, big round at the calipers and the little round at the Master Cylider and Prop. Valve. ect..

you will end up dong some slight bending and straightening with your hands but at least you have a good constant form to slightly manipulate from..