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Author Is it possible to make a brake pipe at home without a flaring tool?
Jamie-C
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9th Sep 12 at 21:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
One of my brake pipes is badly corroded and I lost my brakes suddenly. Got a bit of copper brake pipe here but don't have a flaring tool. Is there any way of doing a diy job without the tool?
Ian
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9th Sep 12 at 21:58   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes, assuming you can get it the same shape. You'll end up just replicating a proper tool though.
Jamie-C
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9th Sep 12 at 22:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I can get it the same shape no problem, its at the end where it needs flared out, what can I use to do that?
corsadonk
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10th Sep 12 at 05:26   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can't you take the pipe and fittings to garage and ask them the flare the ends. It's not worth fucking about with brakes.
johnhara1
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10th Sep 12 at 09:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Flaring kit is only £15ish from a motor factors and its a doddle to do.

Why anyone would try to bodge something like a brake line is beyond me
Jamie-C
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10th Sep 12 at 10:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fair enough , its just where I live the nearest motor factors or mechanic is about 20 miles away and my car is obviously not roadworthy atm.
Johnjourno
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12th Sep 12 at 19:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
eBay is your nearest MF's, lol, and probably cheaper
gav93
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just get a kit or travel and get motor factors to make it for like a fiver id guess

 
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