Brakelines
if you let gravity do it's job that will work ok but will leave air in some places. pressure bleeding (when you hold pressure on the pedel so the system is pressurized) will carry the air more forcefully to the end of the hydraulic circuit.
when you are done with this endevour have someone sit in the truck with their foot firmly on the brakes (running wheels chocked p brake set for safety) and look at all of the splices and fittings to ensure they don't leak. flared tubing has a habbit of not sealing the first time you put it together if it wasn't flared properly. if all dry your good to go.
when you are done with this endevour have someone sit in the truck with their foot firmly on the brakes (running wheels chocked p brake set for safety) and look at all of the splices and fittings to ensure they don't leak. flared tubing has a habbit of not sealing the first time you put it together if it wasn't flared properly. if all dry your good to go.
Update: OK first i got a 25' coil of steel brake line to make my line with and in the the process broke 3 rental flare kits the first one one of the bar bolts broke so got my deposit back and went to another parts store and rented another one then the nipple adapter thing broke so i exchanged it for another one same thing happened so i gave up and bought a pre made piece of line best invention ever worked great so now im at the point were i need to bleed it and hope for no leaks . now the guy at O'Reillys said let gravity do its job and dont pump the pedal is this a good method
i found the best and cheapest way to bend brake line was to heat it slightly with a standard torch (not red hot) and bend it around a pipe slowly. for a small quick bend use a small pipe and for a large bend use a large pipe.
as far as double flaring a line goes it's like welding, practice makes perfect. buy your line about a foot longer then you need and make your flares, if there not right try again until you get it, remember if your line is too long your ok but if it's too short it's game over.
a flaring kit is about $15 at a parts store. you can use it for any steel line including fuel injection lines.
as far as double flaring a line goes it's like welding, practice makes perfect. buy your line about a foot longer then you need and make your flares, if there not right try again until you get it, remember if your line is too long your ok but if it's too short it's game over.
a flaring kit is about $15 at a parts store. you can use it for any steel line including fuel injection lines.


