Brake Pipe Kit

[fridayman]

It looks like I might have to replace a short brake pipe at the front as well as the two long ones that run from the front to the back. Even my Toyo dealer suggested that I shouldn't buy these from Toyo... I can go to the local motor factors, but when they supplied my heating tubes, all they did was cut the lengths and then flare the ends - I had to do all the bends myself. So now I'm thinking I might just buy a brake pipe flaring kit like THIS, or THIS, or even THIS ONE. Does anyone have any experience or advice on these tools / kits?

And how do I put sharper bends in the longer pieces without kinking/squashing the tubing?

 

[fridayman]

Ah ha!

 

[fridayman]

Or would THIS do the job?

 

[Gav Peter]

Thought I'd better offer a bit of support to your one man thread here

I have one of those small pipe benders ET & it worked well on the central heating system I was modifying - vay easy to use

When I needed a line replacing on Muxley (dropped a 'something' right on the long one that runs across the axle & split it ) I took it off & a local garage chap made a new one for me using the old one as a template. It was a remarkably good fit & he only asked a tenner!!! And he loaned me one of those plastic pliers to crimp the flexible - what a dude!!!

But I'd be interested in seeing how one of those kits works out on the last link... If you don't have the crimp pliers already - well worth investing a couple of beer tokens

 

[Rob]

you don't need a pipe bender in my experience, 5mm copper tubing bends really easily. All you need is the flaring kit.

 

[J66P]

yep get decent brake pipe and there will be no need at all

 

[fridayman]

A tenner seems really cheap! The local factors charged me about £40 for the two heater pipes, and they didn't even shape them.

How do I tell decent pipe from not so decent pipe?

 

[J66P]

like many things you need it in your hands, you will tell straight away with how flexible it is, rather like natural or silicone

 

[adrianr]

Of course that all depends on the location of installation of the silicone.

So on the best silicone installs i reckon Brake pipes easier.

 

[fridayman]

I ended up ordering this lot:

I also got a roll of copper nickel pipe and an assortment of male/female/connecting/bleeder fittings.

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[adrianr]

Drools...