Indymike
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| posted on 19/6/07 at 06:33 PM |
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Joining brake lines
Is it acceptable to join two pieces of copper brake line by screwing a male and female end together? I need to reroute a brake line which will then
end short and don't want to take all the riveted p-clips off!!
Build manual? What build manual?
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fesycresy
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| posted on 19/6/07 at 06:40 PM |
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I had a dodgy T piece, thought it was the flare and had to cut a piece in.
I bought a shunt (think thats what its called) from MAC#1.
Passed SVA and more importantly doesn't leak !
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 19/6/07 at 06:51 PM |
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You need a one stage flare on one pipe and a two stage flare on the second. Peugeot use this system on the 205 models . Personally I prefer to use a
proper joiner
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 19/6/07 at 06:52 PM |
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Yes, that fine as long as the ends are appropriately flared. What's not fine is joining pipes by brazing etc, even if you sleeve.
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Peteff
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| posted on 19/6/07 at 07:05 PM |
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Proper joints are not much money from Namrick or local spares shops £2 to
do the job properly
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 19/6/07 at 07:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt_claydon
Yes, that fine as long as the ends are appropriately flared. What's not fine is joining pipes by brazing etc, even if you sleeve.
Sorry, its an mot fail, I haven't the faintest clue why, but they insist on a proper joiner and 2 mail unions
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 19/6/07 at 07:44 PM |
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Just phones a mate in VOSA, its the copper to copper joint that isn't acceptable - and he doesn't know why!!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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02GF74
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| posted on 20/6/07 at 07:00 AM |
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VWP also sell the joiners.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 20/6/07 at 05:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
Just phones a mate in VOSA, its the copper to copper joint that isn't acceptable - and he doesn't know why!!
Perhpas the extra thickness of two copper flares pressed together is more prone to creeping over time and loosening the joint?
Didn't know it was an MOT fail though, useful info.
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