The store clerk was quick to show me how the pieces of brake line are connected, but he failed to show me how to bend the line or tell me what tool that is needed. I need to fit this to the banjo bolt at the left wheel and run it along to the right wheel.
2007-11-14 11:06:01 · 9 answers · asked by Idolmaker 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Assuming you bought a straight piece of bundy-flex or equivalent universal tubing, it is bendable. Sometimes the bends can be formed over a round surface, like a coffee can. Tight bends should be formed with a tubing bender. Use the old part as a guide.
2007-11-14 11:15:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What I have done in the past. Take your thumbs pointing at each other. Then GENTLY form the tube. BE CAREFUL NOT TO BEND TOO MUCH OR TOO SHARPLY!!! Once the tube has a "kink" in it it is no longer good. The "kink" prohibits the volume of brake fluid to the brake cylinder and is no longer considered "good". You can also use two open/box end wrenches. Take the closed end of the wrench and use it to bend the tube as you use the other closed end as a fulcrum point. Tube benders are great, they have a limitation on how close you can get to the end of the tube to bend it.. I have screwed up several brake tubes before I got it right. I wish you good luck and hope that it turns out o.k.
2007-11-14 19:34:07 · answer #2 · answered by J. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depending on the size of the brake line you may not need a tubing bender. take the old brake line off in as close to one piece as you can, use the old line as a guide to bend the new line.
2007-11-14 19:24:52 · answer #3 · answered by hermitofnorthdome 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
like the lady said, you need a bender to do the jobs with. However, if you do not know the tool to work with then you should not be working on a car brake hydraulic system. What you do is put yourself and other at risk.
Brake hydraulic system is not something you want to take a chance with.
2007-11-14 19:16:07 · answer #4 · answered by partsman 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can use your hands or two closed end wrenches. A tubing bender is really the right tool. Dont bend it too far or it will kink and be worthless.
2007-11-14 19:18:09 · answer #5 · answered by ThisJustin 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go to autozone or your parts store and ask for a tubing bender and have them show you how to use it, it's simple, just bend the new line like the old one the best you can and you will be fine.
2007-11-14 19:29:13 · answer #6 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It should be factory bent to fit without alteration. If you bend it further, you risk cracking it at the radius of the bend. I would contact the vendor to insure you did not get a defective part. .....Obviously the people who think this is a bad answer do not know anything about hydraulic lines and how to properly form them.
2007-11-14 19:10:41 · answer #7 · answered by Otto 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just me is correct if you are buying lengths of straight tubing.
You need a tubing bender.
Small cheap ones just look like a coiled spring. They spread the force out so it doesn't kink in one place.
2007-11-14 19:16:22 · answer #8 · answered by don_sv_az 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need a tubing bender. If the parts store is any good they should sell them.
2007-11-14 19:09:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋